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

Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) and Walungurru and Outstations are two remote Northern Territory areas with very different levels of accessibility and employment. First Nations unemployment is far higher in Walungurru and Outstations at 28.3%, compared to just 7.7% in Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu). Life in Walungurru and Outstations is also more walkable; 97.5% of homes there are within a 15-minute walk of a park, health services, or groceries, while Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) is mostly car-dependent and has no homes within a short walk of a park.

Both areas are very similar in that they have nearly the same number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and typical First Nations household incomes are almost identical at around $1,300. They also share very low rates of Year 12 completion, both sitting between 3.3% and 3.5%. In both places, First Nations languages are spoken by the vast majority of residents, though this is a little higher in Haasts Bluff - Mount Liebig (Watiyawanu) at 94.6%.