Driver vs Farrar - Durack - Marlow Lagoon

Driver and Farrar - Durack - Marlow Lagoon are neighbouring areas with very different levels of accessibility. Driver is very walkable, with 99.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 87.5% near a school. In contrast, Farrar - Durack - Marlow Lagoon is only somewhat walkable, and only 52.8% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Driver also has far higher rates of accessibility to health services (81.0% compared to 52.0%) and parks (100% compared to 88.3%).

While the two areas share similar terrain, a gap in First Nations outcomes is clearly widening. First Nations typical personal income is well higher in Farrar - Durack - Marlow Lagoon at $980, compared to $661 in Driver. This is consistent with a well higher Year 12 completion rate in Farrar - Durack - Marlow Lagoon (41.1% versus 37.3%) and a well lower First Nations unemployment rate of 7.6%, while Driver's rate is much higher at 14.2%.