Eucla vs Madura

Eucla and Madura are both sparsely populated areas of Western Australia. Eucla has 37 residents and is mostly car-dependent, while Madura is largely non-residential with no recorded population. In Eucla, 92.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 93.4% are near a park, which is far higher than in Madura. However, Madura has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries at 33.3%, compared to 0.0% in Eucla.

Everyday life in both places involves a total lack of local schools and public transport. Neither area has any homes within a short walk of a school or a transport stop. While the typical resident in Eucla is noticeably older at 56 compared to 49 in Madura, both are far older than the national figure. These two areas remain very similar in their lack of basic urban infrastructure.