Johnburgh vs Yanyarrie

Yanyarrie and Johnburgh are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. There are stark differences between them, particularly in age and income. Residents are far older in Johnburgh, where the typical person is 61 compared to 35 in Yanyarrie. Incomes are also far higher in Johnburgh, where the typical family earns $3,250 a week, while in Yanyarrie that figure is much lower at $1,375. Yanyarrie has much larger households, with an average of 5.0 people per home compared to 2.7 in Johnburgh.

Everyday life in both places is very similar in that they are completely car-dependent, with no shops, parks, or health services within a 15-minute walk. They both have no public transport stops or routes. While they share these basic characteristics, the gap in typical personal income between the two remains very large, with Yanyarrie's typical weekly personal income of $374 sitting far below Johnburgh's $1,562.