Kanpa vs Tjirrkarli

Tjirrkarli and Kanpa are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Tjirrkarli has a tiny population of four people, while Kanpa is non-residential. The typical resident in Tjirrkarli is far older at 57 years compared to 48 years in Kanpa. Typical weekly household and personal incomes are far higher in Tjirrkarli, where they are $575 compared to $350 in Kanpa.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the number of people per home and per bedroom. They are also similar in that neither has any schools within 3 km. While typical incomes are much lower than the national figure in both places, the gap in weekly income between Tjirrkarli and Kanpa has remained steady.