Mutitjulu - Uluru - Imanpa vs Papunya and Outstations

Mutitjulu - Uluru - Imanpa and Papunya and Outstations are two remote Northern Territory areas with distinct profiles. Mutitjulu - Uluru - Imanpa has a typical First Nations personal income of $597, which is far higher than the $225 seen in Papunya and Outstations. Education levels also differ, with 30.1% of First Nations people in Mutitjulu - Uluru - Imanpa finishing Year 12, compared to just 5.8% in Papunya and Outstations. While Mutitjulu - Uluru - Imanpa is mostly car-dependent, it has more walkable access to parks and groceries than Papunya and Outstations, which is strictly car-dependent.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, and they share an identical typical First Nations age of 25. In both places, no homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport. However, language use differs strongly; 96.0% of people in Papunya and Outstations speak a First Nations language, which is far higher than the 59.4% in Mutitjulu - Uluru - Imanpa. While the latter has better access to shops, Papunya and Outstations has far more homes within a 15 minute walk of schools and health services.