Nerang vs Southport

Nerang and Southport are neighbouring areas with very different street layouts. Southport is very walkable, with 84.5% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, while Nerang is mostly car-dependent with only 36.9% of homes in such a walkshed. This gap is seen across the board; for example, 82.4% of Southport homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 38.4% in Nerang, and 75.7% are within a short walk of health services compared to 29.5% in Nerang.

The two areas are almost identical in the share of people who speak a First Nations language. This shared characteristic sits alongside a notable difference in income, as the typical First Nations household income in Nerang is $1,935, which is well higher than the $1,492 found in Southport.