Kewdale vs Beckenham

Kewdale and Beckenham are neighbouring areas in Greater Perth with very different accessibility profiles. Beckenham is very walkable, with 93.9% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, while Kewdale is somewhat walkable at 68.1%. This is most evident in health services, which are within a 15-minute walk for 67.1% of Beckenham homes but only 2.6% in Kewdale. Kewdale stands out for its First Nations community, where 21.7% of people speak a First Nations language, far higher than the 11.7% in Beckenham. First Nations residents in Kewdale also have a higher rate of Year 12 completion, at 46.4% compared to 37.0% in Beckenham.

Both areas share a similar terrain and almost identical access to public transport, with over 98% of homes in both places located within a 10-minute walk of a stop. While they are close in some ways, the gap in walkability has remained a key difference, as Beckenham continues to have more intersections per square kilometre and better access to groceries and parks.