Forster vs Langs Landing

Forster (SA) and Langs Landing are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. The two places differ most in their household sizes and incomes. Residents in Langs Landing are far older, with a typical age of 71 compared to 59 in Forster (SA). Langs Landing also has far more people per home (3.0) and per bedroom (1.5) than Forster (SA), where the typical home has only 1.8 people. Typical weekly personal incomes are far higher in Forster (SA) at $450, while they are $225 in Langs Landing.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining very small and isolated. Both are completely car-dependent, with no one living within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, or grocery store. They also share a total lack of public transport routes and stops. Both sit far from the city, with drive times of 90 to 102 minutes.