Alawa vs Moil

Alawa and Moil are neighbouring areas in Darwin. Moil has better access to health services, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk compared to 82.9% in Alawa. Moil also has far more street intersections per square kilometre, with 344 compared to 135 in Alawa. Among First Nations residents, Alawa has a higher typical household income of $2,083 and a slightly older typical age of 26 years, while Moil has a higher Year 12 completion rate of 40.7%.

Both areas are very walkable and every home in both places is within a short walk of parks, schools, groceries, and public transport. This high level of accessibility is common to both, and the share of First Nations people who speak a First Nations language is about the same in both areas, sitting around 16%. In Moil, the First Nations unemployment rate is 12.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.