Anangu Pitjantjatjara vs Coober Pedy - Umoona

Anangu Pitjantjatjara and Coober Pedy - Umoona are two very different remote South Australian areas. Anangu Pitjantjatjara has a much larger First Nations population and far more people who speak a First Nations language, at 89.4% compared to 19.1% in Coober Pedy - Umoona. The unemployment rate for First Nations people is also far higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara, reaching 39.1%. In contrast, Coober Pedy - Umoona is more walkable, with a score of 3.5 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.5 (car-dependent) for Anangu Pitjantjatjara.

These two places are both very isolated, and neither has any homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. While they share this lack of transit, they have drifted apart in other ways, such as the gap in First Nations household income, which is now well higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara by $215. This is despite both areas sitting well below the national figure for income.