Barunga vs Rockhole

Barunga and Rockhole are two sparsely populated areas in the Northern Territory. Barunga has far more local amenities, with 98.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 98.1% within reach of a school and health services. In contrast, Rockhole has no such services within a 15-minute walk. Barunga is also more walkable, with a score of 2.9 (mostly car-dependent), while Rockhole is car-dependent with a score of 0.0.

Both areas have very few people who can reach groceries or public transport on foot. This lack of accessibility is a shared trait, although the gap in local amenity access has widened over time. In both places, the proportion of First Nations people speaking a traditional language is far above the national figure, and school completion for First Nations residents is far below the national figure.