Cairns - White Rock - Mt Sheridan vs Mareeba

Cairns - White Rock - Mt Sheridan and Mareeba are two nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts and community profiles. Cairns - White Rock - Mt Sheridan is more urban and walkable, with a score of 4.4 (somewhat walkable) and 86% of homes within a short walk of public transport. In contrast, Mareeba is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.1 and no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. There are also notable differences for First Nations people; in Cairns - White Rock - Mt Sheridan, Year 12 completion is far higher at 50.6% and more people speak a First Nations language (19.7%) compared to Mareeba (32.3% and 6.2% respectively).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining relatively consistent in their basic amenity types. They both offer a similar variety of services within a 15-minute walk. However, the way people get to those services differs, as Cairns - White Rock - Mt Sheridan has far more street intersections per square kilometre (113) than Mareeba (23). While Mareeba has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (39.1%), Cairns - White Rock - Mt Sheridan has a larger First Nations population overall.