Bunbury - North Coast vs Bunbury - North-East

Bunbury - North Coast and Bunbury - North-East are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Bunbury - North Coast is very walkable, with 81.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 69.2% near health services. In contrast, Bunbury - North-East is mostly car-dependent, where only 14.0% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 11.6% are near health services. There is also a notable difference among First Nations residents; the typical person in Bunbury - North Coast is far older at 27, compared to 19 in Bunbury - North-East.

These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, remaining similar in their natural landscape with almost identical terrain slopes of around 4%. While both areas have public transport and parks as their most common walkable amenities, Bunbury - North Coast is much more connected, with 147 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 21 in Bunbury - North-East. This layout helps explain why Bunbury - North Coast has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute city walkshed.