Somerset vs Thursday Island

Thursday Island and Somerset (Qld) are nearby areas in Queensland with very different profiles. Thursday Island is a more populated hub with 2,805 people, including a large Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 1,939. It is a young place where the typical resident is 30, and it is mostly car-dependent but has far more amenities within reach, such as 81.6% of homes being within a 15-minute walk of a school. In contrast, Somerset (Qld) is largely non-residential with a population of 0. It is car-dependent, has a much older typical resident aged 44, and typical weekly household income is well higher at $2,750 compared to $2,136 on Thursday Island.

Both areas are alike in that their homes have about the same number of people, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While they share these traits, the two areas differ greatly in how they are laid out. Thursday Island has far higher street connectivity and a walkability score of 4.0 (mostly car-dependent), while Somerset (Qld) is car-dependent with a score of 0.2.