Bayswater vs Stirling

Bayswater and Stirling are neighbouring areas in Greater Perth with different levels of access to services. Stirling has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 2,699 people compared to 1,050 in Bayswater. Residents in Bayswater have better access to daily needs on foot, with a well higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (63.1% versus 54.2%) and groceries (85.6% versus 79.1%). In contrast, Stirling is better for schooling, with a well higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (89.8% versus 82.9%).

Both areas are very walkable, with identical walkability scores of 6.6. They also share very similar First Nations profiles; typical personal incomes are nearly the same at $641 in Bayswater and $638 in Stirling, while unemployment rates for this group are almost identical at around 13.9%. Almost every home in both areas is within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and the two neighbourhoods have a similar number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk.