Canteen Creek vs Ampilatwatja and Outstations

Canteen Creek and Ampilatwatja and Outstations are two remote areas in the Northern Territory with very different profiles. Canteen Creek has a far higher First Nations unemployment rate at 39.1%, while the rate in Ampilatwatja and Outstations is 12.8%. Ampilatwatja and Outstations is much larger, with 425 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to 135 in Canteen Creek. First Nations languages are also far more common in Ampilatwatja and Outstations, where 93.6% of people speak one, compared to 81.5% in Canteen Creek.

Both areas share a similar lack of local infrastructure, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport or a 15-minute walk of groceries. This shared isolation is reflected in their walkability scores; Canteen Creek is car-dependent and Ampilatwatja and Outstations is mostly car-dependent. While Canteen Creek has more street connectivity, Ampilatwatja and Outstations has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and parks.