Busselton vs Murray - Waroona - Boddington

Busselton and Murray - Waroona - Boddington are two Western Australian areas with different levels of accessibility. Busselton is more walkable, with 70.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 79.2% near a park. In Murray - Waroona - Boddington, these figures are much lower, at 39.2% and 56.3%. Busselton also has a larger First Nations population, and a far higher share of First Nations residents completed Year 12, at 43.2% compared to 30.2% in Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining largely car-dependent. They share very similar First Nations outcomes in some areas, such as the same 6.8% share of people speaking a First Nations language. Typical First Nations personal incomes are also nearly the same, sitting at $573 in Busselton and $560 in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. Similarly, about 31% of homes in both places are within a 15-minute walk of groceries.