Belmont vs Canning

Belmont and Canning are two nearby Western Australian areas with very different levels of local access. In Canning, 72.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, which is far higher than the 39.7% seen in Belmont. However, Belmont has a greater share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (88.8% compared to 80.7%) and a larger share of homes with a general 15-minute-city walkshed (89.8% versus 86.8%).

Both areas are very walkable, and almost every home in both places is within a 10-minute walk of public transport. The gap in the typical age of First Nations residents is widening, with the typical person in Belmont now 27 and the typical person in Canning 22. First Nations residents in Belmont also have a little higher typical personal income at $593, compared to $489 in Canning.