Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations vs Elliott

Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations and Elliott are two distinct remote areas in the Northern Territory. A major difference is that 95.8% of people in Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations speak a First Nations language, compared to 37.3% in Elliott. The two areas also differ sharply in job outlooks and services; the First Nations unemployment rate is far higher in Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations at 31.7%, while it is 0.0% in Elliott. While nearly all homes in Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations are within a 15-minute walk of health services, no homes in Elliott are.

Daily life in both places is largely car-dependent, and neither area has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. They share very similar typical First Nations incomes, sitting at $875 in Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations and $939 in Elliott. Both are also alike in their low levels of Year 12 completion among First Nations residents, with Elliott at 13.0% and Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations at 10.2%.