Kojonup - Gnowangerup vs Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning

Kojonup - Gnowangerup and Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning are two rural Western Australian areas with very different levels of local access. Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning is much more walkable, with 62.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 42.2% within reach of health services. In Kojonup - Gnowangerup, these figures are much lower, at 39.4% for parks and 20.0% for health services. Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning also has a far larger First Nations population, with 731 people compared to 393 in Kojonup - Gnowangerup.

Both areas share a similar landscape and experience, with nearly identical terrain slopes and a similar share of people who speak a First Nations language. They are also alike in that their First Nations personal incomes are almost the same, at $477 in Kojonup - Gnowangerup and $455 in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning. While Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning generally offers more amenities within walking distance, both areas remain mostly car-dependent.