Elizabeth Island vs Silverleaves

Silverleaves and Elizabeth Island are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different levels of activity. Silverleaves is a small residential area with 322 people, while Elizabeth Island is largely non-residential with a population of zero. There are stark differences in accessibility; Silverleaves has a walkability score of 2.5 (mostly car-dependent) and 95.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, whereas Elizabeth Island is car-dependent with no such amenities. Silverleaves also has a larger population per home at 1.9, compared to 1.0 in Elizabeth Island.

These two areas are becoming more different in terms of their typical income. While the usual weekly personal income is well higher in Elizabeth Island at $1,125, the usual weekly household income is a little higher in Silverleaves at $1,298. Both areas are extremely isolated in other ways, with no homes in either place within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services.