Carey Park vs Busselton

Carey Park and Busselton differ most in how people get around. Carey Park is very walkable, with 94% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 86.8% near a school. In contrast, Busselton is mostly car-dependent, with only 30.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Other gaps appear in First Nations outcomes; 43.2% of First Nations people in Busselton finished Year 12, which is far higher than the 24% in Carey Park.

Both areas have a similar First Nations unemployment rate, sitting at 12% in Carey Park and 11.8% in Busselton. While they share this trend, other First Nations demographics differ. Busselton has a far larger First Nations population at 797 people, while the typical First Nations resident in Carey Park is noticeably older at 22 compared to 19 in Busselton.