Carpentaria vs Sweers Island

Carpentaria and Sweers Island are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Carpentaria is much larger in size and has a far younger population, with a typical resident aged just 22. In contrast, the typical person in Sweers Island is 37. Carpentaria also has a little higher typical weekly personal income at $1,312, compared to $1,125 in Sweers Island.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 as both remain among the smallest and most remote places in the region. They are alike in that neither has any schools within 3 km, and both have no Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. While Sweers Island has slightly more street connectivity, Carpentaria has far more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents.