Toowoomba - Roma vs Townsville - Mackay

Toowoomba - Roma and Townsville - Mackay are both large regional areas in Queensland, though they differ significantly in how people get around. Townsville - Mackay is more walkable, with 49.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 27.7% in Toowoomba - Roma. Townsville - Mackay also has more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (76.5% against 60.5%) and groceries (46.3% against 40.7%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations Year 12 completion, with Toowoomba - Roma at 36.8% and Townsville - Mackay slightly higher at 42.6%. They also share a typical First Nations age of 22 and an identical unemployment rate of 12.8% for First Nations people. While both are mostly car-dependent, Townsville - Mackay has a larger First Nations population and a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language, at 11.0% compared to 3.3% in Toowoomba - Roma.