Murray - Boddington vs Narrogin - Wagin

Murray - Boddington and Narrogin - Wagin are two regional areas in Western Australia located about 70 km apart. There are stark differences in their First Nations populations; Narrogin - Wagin has a far larger community (367 people) compared to Murray - Boddington (83 people). The unemployment rate for First Nations people is far higher in Narrogin - Wagin at 23.6%, while it is much lower in Murray - Boddington at 7.7%. Access to services also varies, with Narrogin - Wagin having a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (47.0%) and public transport (19.7%), whereas no homes in Murray - Boddington are within a 10-minute walk of public transport.

Both areas are very similar in the share of people who speak a First Nations language, at 3.6% in Murray - Boddington and 3.3% in Narrogin - Wagin. They also share similar access to food, with about 46% of homes in both areas within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Despite these similarities, Narrogin - Wagin remains slightly more walkable, though both are still mostly car-dependent.