Kakadu - Marrakai - Surrounds vs Gunbalanya

Kakadu - Marrakai - Surrounds and Gunbalanya are two very different settings in the Northern Territory. Gunbalanya is a more concentrated hub where 92.1% of people speak a First Nations language and most homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services (99.0%) and groceries (92.8%). Kakadu - Marrakai - Surrounds is far more spread out and car-dependent, but First Nations residents there have a typical personal income of $496, which is far higher than the $255 seen in Gunbalanya.

Both areas share a similar terrain slope, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While Gunbalanya has a much higher unemployment rate among First Nations people at 25.1% compared to 13.8% in Kakadu - Marrakai - Surrounds, it also has a higher rate of Year 12 completion (23.9% vs 19.0%).