Carrabin vs Norpa

Norpa and Carrabin are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Norpa has a small population of 29 people, while Carrabin is effectively non-residential with zero people. There are stark differences between them: the typical resident in Norpa is 34, whereas in Carrabin they are far older at 52. Norpa also has a far higher typical weekly household income of $1,208 compared to $725 in Carrabin, and its homes are much more crowded, with 2.9 people per home compared to just 1.0 in Carrabin.

Both areas are almost identical in their lack of local services, with both being car-dependent and having no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, schools or health services. This shared reliance on cars is a defining feature for both places, which also have very similar typical weekly personal incomes of around $700.