Kalumburu vs Kununurra

Kalumburu and Kununurra are two remote Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Kununurra is much larger, with 1,314 First Nations people compared to 343 in Kalumburu. It is also more walkable, with a score of 4.0 (somewhat walkable) and far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. Kalumburu is car-dependent, with a walkability score of 0.8, though 92.3% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school. Economic gaps are also wide; the typical First Nations personal income in Kununurra is $502, far higher than the $296 seen in Kalumburu.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the proportion of First Nations people who are unemployed, with Kununurra at 13.3% being about the same as Australia. In contrast, Kalumburu is far higher at 32.7%. While they differ in infrastructure, both areas are almost identical in their terrain slope and the fact that no homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport. They also share a high level of access to green space, with over 92% of homes in both places located within a 15-minute walk of a park.