Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara vs Yirrkala

Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara and Yirrkala are two nearby Northern Territory areas with very different layouts. Yirrkala is much more walkable, with 96.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 94.6% near a school, compared to 36% and 50.7% in Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara. Yirrkala also has a far higher share of people who speak a First Nations language at 95.8%, while Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara is at 62.7%. In contrast, First Nations household income is well higher in Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara, where the typical home earns $2,158 compared to $1,458 in Yirrkala.

Both areas are mostly car-dependent and have no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. The gaps between them are stark, with Yirrkala's First Nations unemployment rate being well higher at 17.9%, while Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara is much lower at 9.9%. This difference in job access is consistent with the typical First Nations personal income being well higher in Nhulunbuy - Gunyangara.