Bunbury vs South-West

Bunbury and South-West are two very different types of Western Australian environments. Bunbury is very walkable, with 91.5% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 66% within 15 minutes of groceries. In contrast, South-West is mostly car-dependent, where only 32.3% of homes are near public transport and 34.2% are near groceries. Bunbury also has far more street connectivity, with 58 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 2 in South-West.

While these areas differ in layout, the gap in the share of people who speak a First Nations language is very small, at 6.8% in Bunbury and 5.9% in South-West. Other differences are more pronounced, such as First Nations unemployment, which is well higher in Bunbury at 17.2% compared to 12.9% in South-West. This is consistent with a First Nations population that is noticeably older in Bunbury, with a typical age of 25 compared to 22 in South-West.