Chinchilla vs Wambo

Chinchilla and Wambo are two rural Queensland areas with very different levels of accessibility. Chinchilla is much more walkable, with 52.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 40.2% near a school. In contrast, Wambo is more car-dependent, with only 20.0% of homes near a park and 15.3% near a school. Chinchilla also has a far higher share of homes within a short walk of groceries (28.1%) and health services (36.1%), while Wambo sits at 11.4% and 11.2% respectively.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with First Nations household incomes remaining nearly identical at around $1,400. They also share a lack of public transport, with no homes in either area within a 10-minute walk of a stop. While Chinchilla has a larger First Nations population of 602 people, Wambo has a higher rate of Year 12 completion among First Nations residents at 38.9%, which is a little above the national figure.