Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple vs Townsville

Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple and Townsville are very different in how people get around. Townsville is very walkable, while Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple is car-dependent. In Townsville, 90% of homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport, compared to 0% in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple. Townsville also has a much larger First Nations population, with 7,375 people compared to 441 in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple. Education levels differ too, with First Nations Year 12 completion far higher in Townsville at 47.5% versus 36.6% in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple.

Both areas are very similar in their typical First Nations household incomes, which sit at $1,407 in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple and $1,395 in Townsville. They also share a similar flat landscape. While they are alike in income, other First Nations trends differ; for example, the typical First Nations resident in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple is noticeably older at 30, compared to 23 in Townsville.