Cairns - Southern Hinterlands vs Herberton - Ravenshoe

Cairns - Southern Hinterlands and Herberton - Ravenshoe are two rural Queensland regions located about 98 km apart. There are stark differences in their First Nations populations; First Nations residents are far older in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands, where the typical age is 34 compared to 22 in Herberton - Ravenshoe. Outcomes also vary, with First Nations household income well higher in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands at $1,468, while it is much lower in Herberton - Ravenshoe at $959. Herberton - Ravenshoe is more walkable, with 23.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to just 11.9% in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands.

Both areas share a similar profile in some respects, such as having roughly the same share of people who speak a First Nations language (around 11% to 12%). Neither area has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While both are described as car-dependent, Herberton - Ravenshoe has a slightly higher walkability score than Cairns - Southern Hinterlands.