ACT Remainder - Canberra Central vs Yarralumla

Yarralumla and ACT Remainder - Canberra Central are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Yarralumla is a residential hub of 3,120 people that is very walkable, with 95.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of city amenities. In contrast, ACT Remainder - Canberra Central is largely non-residential with a population of 0 and is mostly car-dependent. The gap in accessibility is stark; for example, 95.4% of Yarralumla homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while that figure is 0.0% for ACT Remainder - Canberra Central.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their school advantage scores, which are almost identical. Both areas also provide easy access to nature, with at least 75% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. While Yarralumla has far more public transport stops and a much higher number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, the two areas remain close in the size of their local schools.