Coconut Grove - Ludmilla vs Darwin - Inner Suburbs

Coconut Grove - Ludmilla and Darwin - Inner Suburbs are neighbouring areas with very different outcomes for First Nations residents. In Coconut Grove - Ludmilla, the First Nations unemployment rate is far higher at 32.5%, and typical household income for this group is among the lowest at $840. By contrast, Darwin - Inner Suburbs sees far higher First Nations household incomes at $2,004 and a much lower unemployment rate of 7.5%. This gap extends to education, with Year 12 completion far higher in Darwin - Inner Suburbs at 53.2% compared to 19.6% in Coconut Grove - Ludmilla.

Everyday life in both places is very similar when it comes to getting around. Both are very walkable and almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park. While Coconut Grove - Ludmilla has more homes within a short walk of health services, Darwin - Inner Suburbs has a higher share of homes near schools and more street intersections. A higher proportion of people in Coconut Grove - Ludmilla speak a First Nations language, at 32.9% compared to 15.3% in Darwin - Inner Suburbs.