Bunbury - North Coast vs Harvey and Surrounds

Bunbury - North Coast and Harvey and Surrounds are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Bunbury - North Coast is very walkable, with 85.8% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 81.6% of residents within a short walk of groceries. In contrast, Harvey and Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, where only 32.1% of homes have that same level of walkability. This is reflected in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Bunbury - North Coast with 147 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 2 in Harvey and Surrounds.

Both areas share a similar First Nations unemployment rate, which sits near the national figure. While they are close in that regard, other First Nations data differs; there are far more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Harvey and Surrounds, with a typical age of 21. This is younger than in Bunbury - North Coast, where the typical First Nations resident is 27 and Year 12 completion is well higher at 36.1%.