Parkes (ACT) - North vs Russell

Russell and Parkes (ACT) - North are both sparsely populated, non-residential areas. Parkes (ACT) - North is far more walkable, described as a walker's paradise, compared to Russell, which is only somewhat walkable. In Parkes (ACT) - North, 98.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 97.5% are near health services, while those figures are much lower in Russell at 25% and 0% respectively. Russell does have a far higher level of street connectivity, with 842 intersections per square kilometre.

Both areas are almost identical in the number of public transport stops, with 8 each. They also share the same average rainfall and temperatures. While both are very close to the city, Parkes (ACT) - North has more businesses and a larger population estimate of 332. Russell allows residents to reach a well larger number of people within 30 minutes by transit, with 14,887 people reachable compared to 10,967 in Parkes (ACT) - North.