Cairns - Southern Hinterlands vs Mareeba

Cairns - Southern Hinterlands and Mareeba are two distinct Queensland regions located about 63 km apart. Mareeba is far more walkable, with a score of 3.1 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.0 (car-dependent) in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands. In Mareeba, 74.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, while only 18.4% are in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands. There is also a notable difference among First Nations residents; the typical First Nations person in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands is far older at 34, compared to 25 in Mareeba.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with neither having any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. First Nations residents in both places earn a similar typical personal income, around $460 to $495. While First Nations residents in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands have a well higher typical household income of $1,468 and a higher Year 12 completion rate of 35.9%, those in Mareeba face a well higher unemployment rate of 25.7%.