Cairns - Southern Hinterlands vs Johnstone

Cairns - Southern Hinterlands and Johnstone are two nearby rural areas in Queensland. There are stark differences in their First Nations populations. In Cairns - Southern Hinterlands, First Nations residents are far older with a typical age of 34, and unemployment is far higher at 18.0%. In contrast, the typical First Nations resident in Johnstone is 25, and the unemployment rate is much lower at 5.8%. Johnstone also has a far larger First Nations population with 727 people, and a well higher share of First Nations residents finished Year 12 at 45.5%.

Both areas are car-dependent, with identical walkability scores of 1.0. They also share very similar First Nations household incomes, sitting at $1,468 in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands and $1,389 in Johnstone. Access to local services differs, however, as Johnstone has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park at 41.5%, while Cairns - Southern Hinterlands has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services at 11.9%.