Darkes Forest vs Woronora Dam

Darkes Forest and Woronora Dam are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Darkes Forest has 95 residents, while Woronora Dam is largely non-residential with a population of 0. The two differ mainly in accessibility and layout; Darkes Forest has a drive time to the city of 56 minutes, which is far lower than the 261 minutes for Woronora Dam. Darkes Forest also has more street connectivity with 2 intersections per square kilometre compared to 1 in Woronora Dam, and 39% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while Woronora Dam has 0%.

Both areas are car-dependent in terms of walkability. They are also effectively alike in that no homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, schools, or public transport. This lack of local infrastructure is consistent across both places, which both have no public transport stops or routes.