Blackdown vs Woorabinda

Woorabinda and Blackdown are two nearby areas in Queensland with very different layouts. Woorabinda is a populated centre where homes are typically crowded, with 3.3 people per house. It has better access to local services, with 99.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and a park. In contrast, Blackdown is largely non-residential and has no schools within 3 km. Its terrain is much steeper, with a mean slope of 16.5% compared to 3.5% in Woorabinda.

These two areas have tracked against each other since 2011 with a consistent lack of public transport options. Both are mostly car-dependent, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport or groceries. While Woorabinda is mostly car-dependent, its walkability score is still higher than Blackdown, which is simply car-dependent.