# Harvey and Surrounds vs Mandurah — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 49 km apart

Harvey and Surrounds and Mandurah are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Mandurah is much more walkable, with a score of 4.6 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.5 (mostly car-dependent) in Harvey and Surrounds. This is seen in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Mandurah with 63 intersections per square kilometre against just 2 in Harvey and Surrounds. Residents in Mandurah also have much better access to essentials, with 88.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 45.7% in a 15-minute-city walkshed.

While these gaps in urban design are wide, some social patterns are similar. Both areas have almost exactly the same share of people who speak a First Nations language, and about 52.7% of homes in each place are within a 15-minute walk of a school. There are also small differences in First Nations demographics, such as a slightly older typical age of 21 in Harvey and Surrounds compared to 20 in Mandurah.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Harvey and Surrounds | Mandurah | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 815 | 2,771 | 1,956 larger in Mandurah |  |
| Median age | 21 yrs | 20 yrs | 1 yrs older in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Year 12 | 30.8% | 34.9% | 4.1 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Unemployment | 13.6% | 16.1% | 2.5 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Median income | $555 | $510 | $45 higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Household income | $1,756 | $1,427 | $329 higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.6% | 8.0% | 0.4 pts higher in Mandurah |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Harvey and Surrounds | Mandurah | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 higher in Mandurah |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.7 more in Mandurah |  |
| 15-min city | 32.1% | 45.7% | 13.6 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to shops | 38.1% | 47.4% | 9.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to transit | 55.1% | 88.4% | 33.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to school | 52.7% | 52.7% |  |  |
| Walk to a park | 74.2% | 92.3% | 18.2 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to health | 30.5% | 30.2% | 0.3 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |
| Intersections/km² | 2 | 63 | 61 higher in Mandurah |  |
| Mean slope | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3 pts higher in Harvey and Surrounds |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507006/harvey-and-surrounds/vs/IARE507009/mandurah