Boulia vs Sturt

Boulia and Sturt (Qld) are two very different remote areas of Queensland. Boulia has a population of 314 people and is somewhat walkable, with 86.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 84.9% within reach of a school. In contrast, Sturt (Qld) is largely non-residential with a population of 0 and is car-dependent. Boulia also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 112 people.

Both areas have remained consistent in their lack of public transport, with neither having any homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. This shared absence of transit shows how the two have tracked against each other since 2011, remaining isolated from the national figure for transport access. While Boulia provides basic local amenities and a school, Sturt (Qld) is much more sparsely populated.