Avon - Surrounds vs Moora

Avon - Surrounds and Moora are two rural Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Moora is more concentrated, with 65.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 39% near health services, compared to 28.8% and 19.4% in Avon - Surrounds. However, Avon - Surrounds has more people accessing groceries on foot, with 26.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk, while Moora has 0.0%. Avon - Surrounds also has a far larger First Nations population at 679 people, compared to 294 in Moora.

Both areas have a similar connection to their First Nations languages and the same rate of Year 12 completion for First Nations students at 30.2%. This stability is seen alongside First Nations unemployment in Avon - Surrounds, which at 12.9% is about the same as the national figure. In contrast, the unemployment rate for First Nations people in Moora is far higher at 29.5%.