Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields vs Campion

Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields and Campion are two distant regions of Western Australia with very different levels of accessibility. Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields is far more walkable, with 73.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 39% near public transport. In contrast, Campion is mostly car-dependent, where only 29.4% of homes are within a short walk of groceries and just 5.4% have easy access to public transport. This makes Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields a somewhat walkable area, while Campion is mostly car-dependent.

These differences in access are stark, though both areas share a similar flat terrain. A gap is widening in how many homes are within a 15-minute walk of a "15-minute-city" layout, with Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields now 35 percentage points higher than Campion. While both regions have First Nations unemployment rates well above the national figure, those in Campion have a higher rate of Year 12 completion at 30.8% compared to 22.6% in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields.