Tjuwanpa Outstations vs Wallace Rockhole

Tjuwanpa Outstations and Wallace Rockhole are two remote areas in the Northern Territory. Tjuwanpa Outstations is far more sparsely populated, with 188 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to 82 in Wallace Rockhole. The two areas differ sharply in accessibility; Wallace Rockhole is mostly car-dependent, but 89.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 83.8% are near groceries. In contrast, Tjuwanpa Outstations is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of health services or groceries. Tjuwanpa Outstations also has a far higher share of people who speak a First Nations language at 91.5%.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with the typical First Nations resident in each being 27 years old. They share very similar First Nations unemployment rates, which sit around 40%, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While First Nations household income is well higher in Tjuwanpa Outstations at $1,166, both areas remain well below the national figure.