Alice Springs vs Norfolk Island

Alice Springs and Norfolk Island are far-apart regions with very different layouts and populations. Alice Springs is much more walkable, as 56.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 31.5% in Norfolk Island. This is reflected in their walkability scores, which are somewhat walkable in Alice Springs and mostly car-dependent in Norfolk Island. There is also a stark difference in their First Nations populations; there are 5,343 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs, while Norfolk Island has only 23.

A gap that is widening is seen in the age of First Nations residents, who are far older in Norfolk Island, where the typical age is 51 compared to 27 in Alice Springs. Both areas share a similar typical First Nations household income, with Alice Springs at $1,355 and Norfolk Island at $1,333. However, Norfolk Island has a far higher share of people who speak a First Nations language at 52.2%, which is 16 percentage points higher than in Alice Springs.