Canberra - North vs Stromlo - Namadgi

Canberra - North and Stromlo - Namadgi are two nearby areas with very different layouts. Canberra - North is very walkable, with 98.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a high street connectivity score of 140. In contrast, Stromlo - Namadgi is somewhat walkable and much more rural, with a connectivity score of only 4 and a steeper average terrain slope of 8.5%. Canberra - North also has a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 4,497 residents compared to 145 in Stromlo - Namadgi.

Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which sits at around 80%. They also share the same typical age of 24 for First Nations residents and very similar rates of Year 12 completion for that group. While Canberra - North has far more homes within walking distance of schools, Stromlo - Namadgi has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services.