Alpurrurulam vs Ampilatwatja and Outstations

Alpurrurulam and Ampilatwatja and Outstations are two remote Northern Territory areas with different economic and social profiles. In Ampilatwatja and Outstations, First Nations household income is far higher at $1,485, compared to just $811 in Alpurrurulam. This contrast extends to employment, with the First Nations unemployment rate far higher in Alpurrurulam at 25.5% versus 12.8% in Ampilatwatja and Outstations. While Alpurrurulam is more compact, with 97.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, Ampilatwatja and Outstations is much more spread out, though 88.6% of homes there are within a 15-minute walk of a park.

Both areas are completely without public transport within a 10-minute walk. They are also similarly mostly car-dependent, and neither has any homes with a full 15-minute-city walkshed. In both places, First Nations languages are spoken by a very high share of the population—86% in Alpurrurulam and 93.6% in Ampilatwatja and Outstations—which is far above the national figure.