Haasts Bluff and Outstations vs Areyonga

Haasts Bluff and Outstations and Areyonga are two remote areas in the Northern Territory. Areyonga is more concentrated, with 211 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to 118 in Haasts Bluff and Outstations. Areyonga is also more walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, whereas Haasts Bluff and Outstations has none. First Nations residents in Areyonga are noticeably older, with a typical age of 30 compared to 25 in Haasts Bluff and Outstations, and a well higher Year 12 completion rate of 14.6% against 9.6%.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining car-dependent with very similar profiles for First Nations residents. They share nearly identical typical personal incomes and unemployment rates, which sit around 19%. In both places, every home is within a 15-minute walk of a school, but neither has homes within walking distance of health services or groceries. The use of First Nations languages is far above the national figure in both, though it is well higher in Areyonga at 96.7%.