Karratha vs Christmas Island

Christmas Island and Karratha are both remote areas with a similar walkability score, but they differ sharply in their local layout. Karratha is more connected, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (81% versus 10.7%), parks (88.1% versus 40.5%), and public transport (54.8% versus 0%). Christmas Island is much steeper, with a mean terrain slope of 15.6% compared to 2.8% in Karratha, but it is far higher in the share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (83.4% versus 40.1%).

Both areas share a similar level of walkability, though the gap in their accessibility to services is widening. Karratha has a far larger First Nations population with 1,530 people compared to just 10 on Christmas Island. In the First Nations community, the typical resident on Christmas Island is far older at 60 years, while in Karratha the typical age is much lower at 22 years.