Cockburn vs Melville

Cockburn and Melville are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Melville is very walkable, with 96.5% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 87.7% of residents within a short walk of health services. In contrast, Cockburn is somewhat walkable; only 63.7% of homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed and just 42.3% can walk to health services within 15 minutes. Cockburn also has a far larger First Nations population, with 2,248 people compared to 927 in Melville.

Both areas share a similar landscape, with the average terrain slope sitting at about 6%. They also show similar strengths in First Nations education; both are much higher than most areas for Year 12 completion, with Melville at 49.4% and Cockburn at 43.1%, which is well above the national figure. While Melville has better access to local shops and schools, the gap in public transport access is slightly smaller, as 87.1% of Cockburn homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop.