Alpurrurulam vs Urapuntja

Alpurrurulam and Urapuntja are two remote Northern Territory areas with very different layouts. Alpurrurulam is more concentrated, with 97.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, and health services. In contrast, Urapuntja is much more spread out across a larger area, and no homes are within a 15-minute walk of these services. Urapuntja has a larger First Nations population, with 479 people compared to 335 in Alpurrurulam, and it has a well higher typical First Nations household income of $1,100 compared to $811 in Alpurrurulam.

While Urapuntja has a higher typical income, the gap in First Nations unemployment is far higher in Urapuntja, where 44.6% are without work compared to 25.5% in Alpurrurulam. Both areas are very similar in other ways, such as having no homes within walking distance of public transport or parks. They also share a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, with about 86% in Alpurrurulam and 88% in Urapuntja.