Darlington Point vs Griffith

Darlington Point and Griffith are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Darlington Point is much more compact, with 91.4% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 43.7% in Griffith. This makes Darlington Point a somewhat walkable area where most residents live within a 15-minute walk of a park (99.2%), a school (80.1%), and groceries (65.5%). Griffith has a much larger First Nations population, with 1,432 people compared to 164 in Darlington Point. In Griffith, First Nations Year 12 completion is far higher at 22.6%, while it is 12.3% in Darlington Point.

Both areas have very similar First Nations unemployment rates, around 11%, and typical personal incomes for First Nations people are nearly the same at about $600. These shared economic figures sit alongside a widening gap in the age of First Nations residents. Those in Darlington Point are now far older, with a typical age of 32 compared to 23 in Griffith.