North Kimberley vs Outer Derby - West Kimberley

North Kimberley and Outer Derby - West Kimberley are both vast, remote areas in Western Australia. Outer Derby - West Kimberley has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 845 people compared to 229 in North Kimberley. Access to services varies between the two; 16.5% of homes in Outer Derby - West Kimberley are within a 15-minute walk of a school, which is far higher than the 3.5% in North Kimberley. However, North Kimberley has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, at 3.6% compared to 0% in Outer Derby - West Kimberley.

Both areas are very similar in their First Nations unemployment rates, which sit near the national figure. They also share a car-dependent walkability score, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While First Nations median personal income is well higher in North Kimberley at $364 compared to $286 in Outer Derby - West Kimberley, both areas remain far below the national figure.