Bowen vs Mackay - Surrounds

Bowen (Qld) and Mackay - Surrounds are both regional Queensland areas, but they offer very different levels of convenience. Bowen (Qld) is mostly car-dependent, yet it is far more walkable than Mackay - Surrounds, which is described as car-dependent. In Bowen (Qld), 67.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 50.3% are near a school, while in Mackay - Surrounds, these figures are much lower at 25.7% and 5.0%. Bowen (Qld) also has a far larger First Nations population, with 1,369 people compared to 482 in Mackay - Surrounds.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar typical personal income for First Nations people, which is about $613. Other aspects of First Nations life differ, with the unemployment rate well higher in Bowen (Qld) at 11.5% compared to 5.7% in Mackay - Surrounds. While Bowen (Qld) has a well higher share of people speaking a First Nations language at 6.0%, the typical First Nations resident in Mackay - Surrounds is noticeably older at 28 compared to 24 in Bowen (Qld).