Canning vs South Perth - Victoria Park

Canning and South Perth - Victoria Park are neighbouring areas with different levels of accessibility. South Perth - Victoria Park is more walkable, with 97.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 86.8% in Canning. This is seen in the access to groceries, where South Perth - Victoria Park is far higher at 92.2% and Canning is 80.2%. There are also gaps for First Nations residents; unemployment is well higher in Canning at 19.4%, while Year 12 completion is well higher in South Perth - Victoria Park at 47.5%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical age of First Nations residents, who are 22 in Canning and 26 in South Perth - Victoria Park. These neighbours share a similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and nearly the same level of access to public transport. While both are described as very walkable, South Perth - Victoria Park has more street intersections per square kilometre. This gap in connectivity has grown over time.