Pukatja (Ernabella) vs Watarru and Outstations

Pukatja (Ernabella) and Watarru and Outstations are two remote South Australian areas with very different layouts. Pukatja (Ernabella) is more developed, with 465 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a street connectivity score of 15, while Watarru and Outstations has none of either. Life in Pukatja (Ernabella) is more centralised, as 89.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 0.0% in Watarru and Outstations.

Both areas are very car-dependent and lack easy access to most daily needs. Neither area has any homes within a short walk of groceries, health services, or public transport. This shared isolation is seen in their walkability scores, which are both rated as car-dependent, and their similar terrain slopes.