Cloverdale vs Forrestfield

Cloverdale and Forrestfield are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different street layouts. Cloverdale is very walkable, with 95.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 92.2% of residents within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Forrestfield is only somewhat walkable, and far fewer homes are within a short walk of health services (52.0%) compared to Cloverdale (77.3%). There is also a significant gap in First Nations unemployment, which is far higher in Forrestfield at 22.1% than in Cloverdale at 8.7%.

These two areas share a similar landscape with almost identical terrain slopes, and First Nations residents in both places have the same typical age of 22 years. While Cloverdale has a higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 43.6%, typical First Nations household incomes are effectively the same in both neighbourhoods, sitting around $1,424 to $1,485.