Kewdale vs Canning - North-East

Kewdale and Canning - North-East are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different levels of local accessibility. Canning - North-East is very walkable, with 82.2% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to 68.1% in Kewdale. This is most evident in health services, where 58.4% of Canning - North-East homes are within a 15-minute walk of a clinic, while only 2.6% of Kewdale homes have the same access. Canning - North-East also has a much larger First Nations population, with 784 people compared to 115 in Kewdale.

Everyday life in both places is shaped by excellent access to transport, with over 98% of homes in both areas within a 10-minute walk of public transport. However, their First Nations communities differ; typical household income for First Nations people is well higher in Kewdale at $1,550, while it is $1,198 in Canning - North-East. This gap is consistent with a lower unemployment rate for First Nations people in Kewdale and a higher share who speak a First Nations language.