Fremantle vs Kwinana

Fremantle and Kwinana are two nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Fremantle is a walker's paradise, where 96.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 94.7% are near groceries. In contrast, Kwinana is mostly car-dependent, with only 19.1% of homes near health services and 35.1% near groceries. Educational outcomes for First Nations residents also differ, with 46.7% in Fremantle completing Year 12 compared to 27.0% in Kwinana.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of First Nations incomes. Typical personal income for First Nations people is about $518 in Fremantle and $540 in Kwinana. They also share a similar landscape, as the average terrain slope is nearly the same in both places. While Kwinana has a far larger First Nations population with 2,016 people, the unemployment rate for this group is only a little higher there at 17.2%, compared to 14.6% in Fremantle.