Kaltukatjara and Outstations vs Papunya and Outstations

Kaltukatjara and Outstations and Papunya and Outstations are two remote Northern Territory areas with very different layouts. In Kaltukatjara and Outstations, 77.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 76.8% are near groceries. In contrast, Papunya and Outstations has no homes within a short walk of parks or food, but almost every home (99%) is close to a school. The typical First Nations resident is also far older in Kaltukatjara and Outstations at 33, compared to 25 in Papunya and Outstations.

Both areas share very similar typical First Nations household incomes of $875. They also both lack any homes with a full 15-minute-city walkshed and have no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While Papunya and Outstations has a far larger First Nations population with 448 people, both places have a very high share of people who speak a First Nations language, well above the national figure.