Alice Springs Town Camps vs Urapuntja

Alice Springs Town Camps and Urapuntja are two remote Northern Territory locations with very different levels of access. Alice Springs Town Camps is mostly car-dependent, yet it is far more accessible, with 61.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 59.6% near a park. In contrast, Urapuntja is car-dependent and has no homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries or health services. There are also large gaps in employment and language; First Nations unemployment is far higher in Urapuntja at 44.6%, compared to 13.3% in Alice Springs Town Camps, while 87.9% of Urapuntja residents speak a First Nations language.

Both areas share a very similar mean terrain slope of around 3%. They also both have typical First Nations incomes well below the national figure, though the typical personal income is well higher in Urapuntja at $373, compared to $278 in Alice Springs Town Camps. While Alice Springs Town Camps has a far larger First Nations population, Urapuntja has a slightly higher rate of Year 12 completion at 8.5%.