Darwin vs Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is.

Darwin and Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. are two very different remote regions separated by thousands of kilometres. Darwin is far more walkable, with 82.3% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and a walkability score of 5.7 (somewhat walkable). In contrast, Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.6, and no homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport. There are also stark differences among First Nations residents; those in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. are far older, with a typical age of 60 compared to 26 in Darwin, and earn a much higher typical household income of $4,750 against $1,817 in Darwin.

Both areas are largely similar in that they contain a small number of homes within a 15 minute walk of health services. Outside of this, the two places track differently across most measures. Darwin has a far larger First Nations population, with 15,082 people compared to just 10 in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is.).