Swan View vs Midland - Viveash

Swan View and Midland - Viveash are neighbouring areas with very different layouts and First Nations populations. Midland - Viveash is very walkable, with 87.4% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to 55.6% in Swan View. This is reflected in the ease of reaching essentials on foot; for example, 87.8% of Midland - Viveash homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while the figure is 64.2% in Swan View. Swan View has a much larger First Nations population, where the typical resident is far younger at 21, compared to 29 in Midland - Viveash.

These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, with some gaps between them continuing to widen. While both have high rates of public transport access, they differ in other ways. First Nations residents in Swan View generally have higher incomes, at a typical $1,452, and more have finished Year 12 compared to Midland - Viveash. In contrast, Midland - Viveash has much higher street connectivity, with 267 intersections per square kilometre, well above the 106 found in Swan View.