Charnwood vs Gooromon

Charnwood and Gooromon are neighbours in the Australian Capital Territory, but they are very different types of places. Charnwood is a residential area where most homes are within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools and health services, giving it a very walkable score of 7.5. In contrast, Gooromon is sparsely populated and mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.1 and a much longer drive time to the city of 54 minutes. There is also a significant income gap, with a typical weekly household income of $7,000 in Gooromon compared to $1,818 in Charnwood.

The two areas have diverged further since 2011, with the gap in typical age widening from two to five years. While the residents of Charnwood are noticeably older at 35 than those in Gooromon at 30, both areas are younger than the national figure. They share some environmental traits, such as an average maximum temperature of 21.0 degrees and the same average annual rainfall of 855mm.