Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup vs Midland - Viveash

Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup and Midland - Viveash are nearby areas with very different layouts. Midland - Viveash is very walkable, where 87.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed and 78.3% are near health services. In contrast, Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup is mostly car-dependent, with only 15.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. There are also sharp differences for First Nations residents: in Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup, the typical household income is $2,174, while in Midland - Viveash it is much lower at $1,009.

These two areas have tracked on different paths since 2011, particularly regarding First Nations employment. The unemployment rate for First Nations people is far higher in Midland - Viveash at 23.1%, compared to just 9.0% in Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup. However, both areas share a strong First Nations presence, with Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup hosting a much larger population of 1,497 people. While the typical age of First Nations residents is 24 in Bullsbrook - Gidgegannup, they are noticeably older in Midland - Viveash at 29.