Gibson Desert South vs Ngaanyatjarra-Giles

Ngaanyatjarra-Giles and Gibson Desert South are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Ngaanyatjarra-Giles is larger and has more residents, including 21 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, compared to none in Gibson Desert South. The residents of Ngaanyatjarra-Giles are also far older, with a typical age of 49 compared to 38 in Gibson Desert South. While Ngaanyatjarra-Giles has one school within 3 km, Gibson Desert South has none.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining extremely remote with no public transport or walkable services. They are both completely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, or health service. In both places, the typical age is far from the national figure, though the gap is much wider in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, where residents are 11 years older than the Australian average.