Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields vs Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku

Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields and Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku are two remote Western Australian regions with very different social and physical setups. Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 82.7% of people speaking a First Nations language compared to 10.7% in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields. Local access to services is also far higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields, where 73.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 35.2% of homes have that access in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku.

Both areas share a similar landscape with a relatively flat mean terrain slope. In both places, parks are the most common amenity found within a short walk from home. However, the two regions are far apart in how people get around; Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields is somewhat walkable, whereas Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku is car-dependent.