Anmatjere - Surrounds vs Yuendumu and Outstations

Anmatjere - Surrounds and Yuendumu and Outstations are two remote areas in the Central Desert. Yuendumu and Outstations is more developed in terms of accessibility, with a walkability score of 4.1 (somewhat walkable) compared to 0.2 (car-dependent) in Anmatjere - Surrounds. In Yuendumu and Outstations, 97.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools, health services, and groceries, while in Anmatjere - Surrounds, these figures are 0.0%, 0.0%, and 7.0% respectively. Yuendumu and Outstations also has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 617 people compared to 104 in Anmatjere - Surrounds.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in their lack of public transport, with 0.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. They also share the same mean terrain slope of 3.1%. While both have very high rates of First Nations languages being spoken, Anmatjere - Surrounds is a little higher at 95.2%. The typical First Nations resident in Anmatjere - Surrounds is noticeably older at 31, compared to 25 in Yuendumu and Outstations.