Amoonguna - Santa Teresa - Titjikala vs Apatula (Finke) and Homelands

Amoonguna - Santa Teresa - Titjikala and Apatula (Finke) and Homelands are two remote areas in the Northern Territory. Amoonguna - Santa Teresa - Titjikala is far larger in terms of its First Nations population, with 1,784 people compared to 179 in Apatula (Finke) and Homelands. There are striking differences in local access; for example, 95.8% of homes in Apatula (Finke) and Homelands are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 19.6% of homes in Amoonguna - Santa Teresa - Titjikala have that same access. Apatula (Finke) and Homelands is also much more likely to be described as somewhat walkable, with a score of 4.1 compared to 2.1 in Amoonguna - Santa Teresa - Titjikala, which is mostly car-dependent.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their overall layout, with neither having any public transport within a 10-minute walk. They are also similar in their landscape, with very similar average terrain slopes. While Apatula (Finke) and Homelands has a much higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (94.4% compared to 53.5% in Amoonguna - Santa Teresa - Titjikala), both areas have typical First Nations ages that are older than the national figure.