Mundaring - Swan View vs Northam

Mundaring - Swan View and Northam are two different western Australian settings, with Mundaring - Swan View being a much larger, hillier area. A major difference is seen among First Nations residents: in Mundaring - Swan View, the typical household income is $2,036, which is far higher than the $1,098 in Northam. First Nations residents in Mundaring - Swan View are also far older, with a typical age of 28 compared to 20 in Northam. Access to services varies widely, as 74.3% of homes in Mundaring - Swan View are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 13.4% of homes in Northam have that access.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment in Mundaring - Swan View, where it is 12.0%. They also share a similar lifestyle, as both are mostly car-dependent with roughly the same number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk. While Northam has more homes within walking distance of schools and parks, Mundaring - Swan View has a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.