Coen vs Lockhart River

Coen and Lockhart River are two remote Queensland areas with very different social profiles. In Lockhart River, 80.1% of people speak a First Nations language, compared to just 3.4% in Coen. This difference is reflected in employment and education, with the First Nations unemployment rate far higher in Lockhart River at 41.2%, while Coen is much lower at 9.5%. Year 12 completion is also far higher in Coen, where 40.0% of First Nations residents finished school, compared to 19.4% in Lockhart River.

These gaps in education and jobs are consistent with typical personal incomes being well higher in Coen. Both areas are mostly car-dependent and lack a 15-minute-city walkshed, with neither having any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport or health services. While Coen has more street intersections and better access to groceries, Lockhart River has more homes within a 15-minute walk of a school.