Swan View vs Stratton - Jane Brook

Swan View and Stratton - Jane Brook are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different levels of walkability. Swan View is somewhat walkable, with a walkability score of 5.3, while Stratton - Jane Brook is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.9. This is seen in the access to essentials; 60.7% of Swan View homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 34.9% in Stratton - Jane Brook. Similarly, 43% of homes in Swan View are near health services, while Stratton - Jane Brook has none. Swan View also has a higher share of First Nations residents who speak a First Nations language (11.6%) and more who finished Year 12 (44.3%).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining close in some key measures. They have nearly the same number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and First Nations unemployment is almost identical at 13.3% in Swan View and 12.4% in Stratton - Jane Brook. While Swan View has much better access to shops and health services, both areas are very similar in their access to parks, with over 96% of homes in each area located within a 10-minute walk of one.