Chilla Well vs Papunya

Papunya and Chilla Well are two very different parts of the Northern Territory. Papunya has 438 residents, including 389 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while Chilla Well is largely non-residential with a population of zero. Life in Papunya is more centralised; 100% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 99% are near a school. Chilla Well has no homes within walking distance of these services and no local amenities.

Both areas are car-dependent, with walkability scores that sit well below the national figure. This shared reliance on cars is consistent across both places, and the gap between them in this regard has remained steady. While both have one school within 3 km, Papunya has far more street connectivity with 11 intersections per square kilometre compared to none in Chilla Well.