Buffalo Creek vs Holmes

Holmes and Buffalo Creek are both sparsely populated, non-residential areas in the Northern Territory. Holmes is far more connected, with 18 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 2 in Buffalo Creek. It is also more walkable; Holmes is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.7, while Buffalo Creek is car-dependent with a score of 0.3. This is reflected in the access to local services, as 87.5% of Holmes homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, whereas Buffalo Creek has no homes with that access.

Since 2011, these neighbouring areas have tracked similarly as largely uninhabited spaces. They share a similar physical landscape with a low mean terrain slope and roughly the same walk to the nearest transport stop. While both areas have very few residents, Holmes is better served by infrastructure, with 3 public transport routes and 23 schools within 3 km, compared to no routes and 10 schools for Buffalo Creek.