Canning vs Kwinana

Canning and Kwinana are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Canning is very walkable, with 80.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 72.6% near health services. In contrast, Kwinana is mostly car-dependent, where only 35.1% of homes are near groceries and 19.1% can reach health services on foot. Education outcomes for First Nations people also differ, with 40.0% in Canning completing Year 12 compared to 27.0% in Kwinana.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a similar flat terrain with mean slopes of about 5% to 6%. While Canning has a higher share of people speaking First Nations languages at 11.9%, Kwinana has a far larger First Nations population overall. In both places, public transport and parks are the most common amenities reachable by foot.