Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku vs Wiluna

Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku and Wiluna are two remote Western Australian areas separated by over 500 km. Wiluna is more walkable, as more homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school (61.1% compared to 34.5% in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku) and health services (63.7% compared to 34.7%). Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku has a far larger First Nations population, with 1,044 people compared to 141 in Wiluna, and a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (82.7% versus 77.3%).

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in several key ways. They share an identical typical age of 29 for First Nations residents and very similar First Nations household incomes. Both are almost entirely car-dependent, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While Wiluna's walkability score of 3.0 is higher than the 1.9 in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku, both are considered mostly car-dependent or car-dependent.