Carey Park vs Donnybrook - Balingup

Carey Park and Donnybrook - Balingup are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Carey Park is very walkable, with 94% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 99.9% near public transport. In contrast, Donnybrook - Balingup is mostly car-dependent, where only 22.1% of homes are within a short walk of groceries and 20.4% are near public transport. Carey Park also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 315 people compared to 153 in Donnybrook - Balingup.

These two areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical personal income for First Nations people, which sits around $482 to $507. However, other First Nations data differs, as Donnybrook - Balingup has a well higher rate of Year 12 completion at 27.6% and typical incomes of $1,562, while Carey Park has a well higher share of people who speak a First Nations language at 9.2%.