Mareeba vs Wujal Wujal and Outstations

Mareeba and Wujal Wujal and Outstations are two Queensland areas with very different layouts and demographics. Mareeba is much more walkable, with 46.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 45.8% near a school. Wujal Wujal and Outstations is far more remote, where only 3.1% of homes are near groceries and 0.4% are near a school. The two areas also differ in their cultural makeup; 35.7% of people in Wujal Wujal and Outstations speak a First Nations language, which is far higher than the 6.2% in Mareeba.

Both areas sit around the national figure for First Nations Year 12 completion, with Mareeba at 32.3% and Wujal Wujal and Outstations slightly lower at 27.6%. They also share a total lack of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While Mareeba's walkability score is mostly car-dependent, Wujal Wujal and Outstations is car-dependent. The gap in First Nations household income remains wide, with the typical income in Mareeba being well higher at $1,172 compared to $780 in Wujal Wujal and Outstations.