Canning vs Fremantle

Canning and Fremantle are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Fremantle is a walker's paradise, where 96.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 94.7% are near groceries. In contrast, Canning is very walkable but has lower access, with 72.6% of homes near health services and 80.2% near groceries. Canning also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, numbering 1,236 people. This group is younger in Canning, with a typical age of 22, and faces a well higher unemployment rate of 19.4% compared to 14.6% in Fremantle.

Both areas are very similar when it comes to public transport, with nearly every home in each place located within a 10-minute walk of a stop. They also share very similar typical incomes for First Nations residents. While both are highly accessible, the specific amenities nearby differ; public transport is the most common walkable amenity in Canning, while parks are the most frequent in Fremantle.