Barunga vs Gulung Mardrulk

Barunga and Gulung Mardrulk are two very different parts of the Northern Territory. Barunga has a population of 337, with 319 people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, while Gulung Mardrulk is largely non-residential with no recorded population. In Barunga, almost all homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school (98.1%), health services (98.1%), and a park (98.8%), whereas Gulung Mardrulk has no such access. Barunga is also mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 2.9, which is far higher than the car-dependent score of 0.0 in Gulung Mardrulk.

Both areas share a total lack of public transport, with 0.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. They also both have no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. These similarities exist alongside a gap in terrain, as the mean slope is a little higher in Gulung Mardrulk at 4.0% compared to 3.0% in Barunga.