Coombs vs Molonglo

Coombs and Molonglo are neighbours in the Australian Capital Territory, but they are very different in how people live there. Coombs is a residential area with a population of 4,851, while Molonglo is largely non-residential with no recorded population. This is reflected in their accessibility; Coombs is very walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and public transport. In contrast, Molonglo is car-dependent, with 0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, or groceries. It also takes far longer to reach the city from Molonglo, with a drive time of 53 minutes compared to just 11 minutes in Coombs.

Both areas are almost identical in their average school advantage scores. Outside of this, the two places differ greatly in their infrastructure. Coombs has far more public transport stops and a much higher street connectivity score of 523 compared to 26 in Molonglo. While both have two public transport routes, the actual accessibility is far higher in Coombs, where the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, whereas it takes 28 minutes in Molonglo.