Alawa - Brinkin - Nakara vs Tiwi - Lyons - Leanyer

Alawa - Brinkin - Nakara and Tiwi - Lyons - Leanyer are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Alawa - Brinkin - Nakara is very walkable, with 95.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 93.4% near health services. It also has far more street intersections per square kilometre (280) than Tiwi - Lyons - Leanyer (44). In contrast, Tiwi - Lyons - Leanyer has a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 906 residents compared to 337 in Alawa - Brinkin - Nakara.

Both areas share a similar environment, with nearly all homes within a short walk of a park and very similar terrain slopes. They also track closely in First Nations outcomes, with almost identical Year 12 completion rates (around 43%) and typical household incomes. While Alawa - Brinkin - Nakara has a well higher share of people speaking a First Nations language, the typical age of First Nations residents in that area is noticeably older by 3 years.