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Perth vs South-Western WA

Indigenous Region comparison ≈ 199 km apart · Perth profile · South-Western WA profile

Perth South-Western WA

Perth and South-Western WA are two very different parts of the state. Perth is very walkable, while South-Western WA is mostly car-dependent. In Perth, 93.6% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 81% are near a school, compared to 51.7% and 45.8% in South-Western WA. Perth also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 38,984 people, and a higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 40.1%.

Both areas share a similar profile for their First Nations residents, who have an identical typical age of 23. They also have very similar unemployment rates for First Nations people, sitting at 14.9% in Perth and 15.7% in South-Western WA. While Perth has slightly higher typical incomes for First Nations households, the two areas remain close in this regard.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Perthin South-Western WA +24,629 larger in Perth
38,984 87th pct 14,355 71st pct
Median age in Perthin South-Western WA even
23 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 14th pct
Year 12 in Perthin South-Western WA +9.9 pts higher in Perth
40.1% 84th pct 30.2% 55th pct
Unemployment in Perthin South-Western WA +0.8 pts higher in South-Western WA
14.9% 47th pct 15.7% 52nd pct
Median income in Perthin South-Western WA +$113 higher in Perth
$610 76th pct $497 51st pct
Household income in Perthin South-Western WA +$318 higher in Perth
$1,677 81st pct $1,359 57th pct
Indigenous language in Perthin South-Western WA +1.7 pts higher in Perth
8.2% 45th pct 6.5% 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Perthin South-Western WA +2.6 higher in Perth
6.1 90th pct 3.5 42nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Perthin South-Western WA +2.3 more in Perth
5.9 91st pct 3.6 33rd pct
15-min city in Perthin South-Western WA +35.0 pts higher in Perth
73.6% 90th pct 38.6% 30th pct
Walk to shops in Perthin South-Western WA +30.3 pts higher in Perth
69.5% 86th pct 39.3% 25th pct
Walk to transit in Perthin South-Western WA +41.9 pts higher in Perth
93.6% 98th pct 51.7% 56th pct
Walk to school in Perthin South-Western WA +35.2 pts higher in Perth
81.0% 94th pct 45.8% 25th pct
Walk to a park in Perthin South-Western WA +25.8 pts higher in Perth
95.6% 97th pct 69.8% 36th pct
Walk to health in Perthin South-Western WA +27.1 pts higher in Perth
55.8% 85th pct 28.6% 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Perthin South-Western WA +54 higher in Perth
54 98th pct 0 57th pct
Mean slope in Perthin South-Western WA +0.9 pts higher in Perth
6.2% 78th pct 5.3% 66th pct

Compare Perth with nearby areas

South-Western WA Geraldton Kalgoorlie South Hedland Broome Port Lincoln - Ceduna West Kimberley Apatula Kununurra Alice Springs Port Augusta Tennant Creek

Compare South-Western WA with nearby areas

Perth Geraldton Kalgoorlie South Hedland Port Lincoln - Ceduna Broome West Kimberley Apatula Kununurra Alice Springs Port Augusta Tennant Creek

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Perth vs South-Western WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG505/perth/vs/IREG507/south-western-wa