Kellerberrin vs Mukinbudin

Kellerberrin and Mukinbudin are two rural Western Australian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Kellerberrin is somewhat walkable, with 55.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 63.2% near health services. In contrast, Mukinbudin is car-dependent, where only 18% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 17.8% can reach health services on foot. There are also sharp differences for First Nations residents; in Kellerberrin, the unemployment rate is 23.8%, while it is much lower in Mukinbudin at 10.3%.

Both areas share a very similar landscape, with nearly identical mean terrain slopes. This physical similarity exists despite a wide gap in how people live and work. First Nations residents in Mukinbudin have higher typical personal incomes of $462, compared to $356 in Kellerberrin. The two areas also differ in education and age, with Year 12 completion far higher in Mukinbudin at 28.6% and the typical First Nations resident in Kellerberrin far older at 44.