Iron Range vs Weipa Airport

Iron Range and Weipa Airport are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Iron Range has a population of 30 people, while Weipa Airport is effectively non-residential with no residents. Iron Range has a higher walkability score (car-dependent) than Weipa Airport and more amenity types within a 15-minute walk. In Iron Range, 42.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, compared to 0.0% in Weipa Airport. The terrain in Iron Range is also steeper, with a mean slope of 13.0% compared to 6.1% in Weipa Airport.

Both areas are almost identical in their lack of local services, with 0.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, or schools. They both have a walkability score that describes them as car-dependent. While Iron Range has one school within 3 km, Weipa Airport has none.