Canning - Central vs Beckenham

Canning - Central and Beckenham are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different levels of local access. Canning - Central is far more convenient for essentials, with 90.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 87.1% within reach of a school, compared to 67.1% and 62.7% in Beckenham. Canning - Central also has a far larger First Nations population, with 378 people. Among this group, the unemployment rate is well higher in Canning - Central at 22.7% than in Beckenham, where it is 17.5%.

Both areas share similar physical traits and almost identical rates of First Nations language speakers, at around 11%. The gap in how many homes are within a short walk of a park is barely there, as nearly every home in both places has easy access to green space. However, the two areas are drifting apart in terms of First Nations wealth, with the typical personal income for this group now well higher in Beckenham by $157.