Bunbury vs Harvey and Surrounds

Bunbury and Harvey and Surrounds are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Bunbury is a very walkable place, where 91.5% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 66% are near groceries. In contrast, Harvey and Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, with only 38.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a much lower street connectivity score of 2 compared to Bunbury's 58. Bunbury also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,402 people compared to 815 in Harvey and Surrounds.

Both areas have tracked similarly in some respects since 2011, such as the share of people who speak a First Nations language, which is around 7% for both. However, other gaps remain. First Nations residents in Harvey and Surrounds generally have a higher typical household income of $1,756, while in Bunbury, the unemployment rate for First Nations people is well higher at 17.2%.