# Bunbury vs Harvey and Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 34 km apart

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%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Bunbury | Harvey and Surrounds | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,402 | 815 | 587 larger in Bunbury |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 21 yrs | 4 yrs older in Bunbury |  |
| Year 12 | 28.0% | 30.8% | 2.8 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Unemployment | 17.2% | 13.6% | 3.6 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Median income | $505 | $555 | $50 higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Household income | $1,343 | $1,756 | $413 higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.8% | 7.6% | 0.8 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Bunbury | Harvey and Surrounds | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 higher in Bunbury |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 more in Bunbury |  |
| 15-min city | 68.9% | 32.1% | 36.8 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to shops | 66.0% | 38.1% | 27.8 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to transit | 91.5% | 55.1% | 36.4 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to school | 78.5% | 52.7% | 25.8 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to a park | 95.1% | 74.2% | 21.0 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to health | 60.1% | 30.5% | 29.6 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Intersections/km² | 58 | 2 | 56 higher in Bunbury |  |
| Mean slope | 4.0% | 5.1% | 1.1 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507003/bunbury/vs/IARE507006/harvey-and-surrounds