Armadale vs Belmont

Armadale and Belmont are two different types of suburban landscapes. Belmont is very walkable, with 89.8% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 99.6% within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Armadale is much more spread out, and far fewer homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries (53.2%) or a 15-minute-city walkshed (53.2%). Armadale also has a far larger First Nations population, with 2,785 people compared to 1,129 in Belmont, and a well higher First Nations unemployment rate of 20.0%.

These two areas have tracked closely in some respects, with almost identical typical First Nations household incomes. However, the gap in walkability remains a major divide, as Belmont's walkability score is very walkable (6.5) while Armadale's is only somewhat walkable (5.1). This differs from the two areas' First Nations populations, where the typical age is noticeably younger in Armadale at 21, compared to 27 in Belmont.