Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) vs Papunya and Outstations

Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) and Papunya and Outstations are two nearby remote areas in the Northern Territory. Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries at 60.1%, while Papunya and Outstations has 0.0%. However, health services are far more accessible in Papunya and Outstations, where 100.0% of homes are within a 15-minute walk compared to 60.1% in Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu). First Nations household income is also well higher in Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) at $1,362, whereas it is $875 in Papunya and Outstations.

The two areas are almost identical in the typical age of First Nations residents, who are 25 in both places. They also share very similar patterns of daily life; both are largely car-dependent, and neither has any homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport or a park. While Papunya and Outstations has a larger First Nations population of 448 people, the unemployment rate for First Nations people is well higher there at 14.5%, compared to 7.7% in Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu).