Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup vs Ellenbrook

Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup and Ellenbrook are nearby areas with very different layouts. Ellenbrook is very walkable, with 77.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of the amenities they need, compared to just 30.6% in Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup, which is mostly car-dependent. This gap is clear in the basics; 70.0% of Ellenbrook homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 29.4% of homes in Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup have the same access. Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,497 people.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in some respects, such as having almost identical rates of Year 12 completion among First Nations people. They also share a similar landscape with almost the same average terrain slope. While Ellenbrook is much more connected, with 410 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 10 in Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup, the two areas remain closely linked by their shared geography in the Swan valley.