Freeburn Island vs Micalo Island

Micalo Island and Freeburn Island are both sparsely populated areas. Micalo Island has a small population of 45 people and is far more car-dependent, with a walk to the nearest stop of 51 minutes. Freeburn Island is largely non-residential with no population. Micalo Island has a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 5 residents, compared to none in Freeburn Island.

These two neighbours have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining very small in scale. They share several similarities in their local surroundings, such as having three schools within 3 km and similar average school sizes. Both areas also have the same typical school advantage score, which sits near the national figure.