Bassendean vs Swan

Bassendean and Swan are two nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Bassendean is much more compact, with 81.3% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 51.9% in Swan. This is reflected in local access, as Bassendean has far higher shares of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (93.4% versus 66.2%) and health services (47.1% versus 30.8%). Swan is a much larger area with a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, totaling 5,170 compared to 399 in Bassendean.

Both areas are very similar in the proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, which is around 9%. This shared cultural link exists alongside other similarities, such as the terrain slope of the land. While both areas are rated as somewhat walkable, Bassendean's score of 5.9 is well higher than the 4.7 recorded for Swan.