Perth vs Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is.

Perth and Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. are very different places separated by over 2,600 kilometres. Perth is very walkable, with 93.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a walkability score of 6.1 (very walkable). In contrast, Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.6, and no homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport. There are also huge gaps for First Nations people; those in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. are far older, with a typical age of 60 compared to just 23 in Perth, and they have far higher typical household incomes of $4,750 against $1,677 in Perth.

Both areas share a relatively high proportion of homes within a 15-minute walk of parks. This common ground stands out as Perth is far more connected overall, with 54 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 5 in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. While Perth has a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the typical personal income for this group is higher in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. at $999 than the $610 seen in Perth.