Bunbury - North-East vs Busselton

Bunbury - North-East and Busselton are two Western Australian areas with very different layouts and community profiles. Bunbury - North-East is more compact, with far more homes within a 15 minute walk of a school (62.4% compared to 28.1%) and more street intersections per square kilometre. In contrast, Busselton has a much larger First Nations population and a far higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion, at 43.2% compared to 29.8% in Bunbury - North-East.

Both areas are mostly car-dependent, and the typical age of First Nations residents is the same at 19. This shared reliance on cars is seen in their similar walkability scores. While Busselton has far more homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed (24.0% against 1.7%), Bunbury - North-East is more likely to have homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport.