Oakden Hills vs Pimba

Pimba and Oakden Hills are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. The most striking differences are in income and age; typical weekly personal income is far higher in Oakden Hills at $1,649, compared to $866 in Pimba. Residents are noticeably older in Pimba, where the typical age is 52, while in Oakden Hills it is 47. Homes also differ in size, with people per home well higher in Oakden Hills at 2.5 compared to 1.6 in Pimba.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in their lack of local services. They are both entirely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, health service, or grocery store. Neither area has any public transport stops or routes. While Pimba has slightly more street connectivity with five intersections per square kilometre, both remain very remote locations.