Canning vs Kalamunda

Canning and Kalamunda are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Canning is very walkable, with 86.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a 15-minute-city walkshed and 98.7% of homes near public transport. In contrast, Kalamunda is somewhat walkable, and fewer residents can easily reach health services on foot (43.5% compared to 72.6% in Canning). These differences are reflected in the street layouts, as Canning has far more intersections per square kilometre (222) than Kalamunda (33).

Daily life in both places shares some common ground, such as the fact that around 40% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12. However, the two areas differ in their First Nations communities; Canning has a higher unemployment rate of 19.4%, while typical incomes for First Nations households are well higher in Kalamunda at $1,903. While both areas have a similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a higher share of the population in Canning speaks a First Nations language.