Cockburn vs South Perth - Victoria Park

Cockburn and South Perth - Victoria Park are nearby areas with very different layouts. South Perth - Victoria Park is very walkable, with a walkability score of 7.6. In contrast, Cockburn is somewhat walkable with a score of 5.4. This is seen in daily access: 92.2% of South Perth - Victoria Park homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 63.1% in Cockburn. Access to health services is also far higher in South Perth - Victoria Park at 83.6%, while Cockburn is much lower at 42.3%. Cockburn has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 2,248 people compared to 1,297 in South Perth - Victoria Park.

Both areas share an identical First Nations unemployment rate of 14.0%. They are also similar in their average terrain slope. While they share these traits, the gaps in their urban layouts remain stark. South Perth - Victoria Park has far higher street connectivity with 353 intersections per square kilometre, compared to 104 in Cockburn. This helps explain why a far higher share of homes in South Perth - Victoria Park have a 15-minute-city walkshed.