Rockingham vs Harvey and Surrounds

Rockingham and Harvey and Surrounds are both Western Australian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Rockingham is a somewhat walkable place where 91.4% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 75.6% are near a school. In contrast, Harvey and Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, with only 55.1% of homes near public transport and 52.7% near a school. Rockingham also has a far larger First Nations population of 3,579 people, where Year 12 completion is 40.0%—well higher than the 30.8% seen in Harvey and Surrounds.

Everyday life shares some common ground across both areas, such as a similar terrain slope and First Nations households earning about the same typical income. While Rockingham has far more street intersections and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and parks, the gap in access to health services is small, with Harvey and Surrounds actually slightly higher at 30.5%.