Scrivener vs Curtin

Curtin and Scrivener are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with very different profiles. Curtin is a residential hub where typical weekly rent is $450 and homes are larger, with 2.6 people per house. It is very walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and public transport. In contrast, Scrivener is largely non-residential and car-dependent, with a typical resident who is far older at 70. While personal incomes are well higher in Scrivener at $1,812 per week, the area has almost no access to shops or transport by foot.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their basic environment. They share almost identical weather and terrain, and nearly every home in both places is within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also have very similar typical weekly family incomes, both sitting around $3,700. This commonality exists despite the huge gap in their overall populations, with Curtin being far larger than the sparsely populated Scrivener.