South-Western WA vs Alice Springs

South-Western WA and Alice Springs are very different environments. Alice Springs is much more accessible for pedestrians, with a walkability score of 4.9 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.5 (mostly car-dependent) in South-Western WA. This is seen in the local amenities; for example, 76.7% of Alice Springs homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, which is far higher than the 45.8% in South-Western WA. There is also a stark difference in language, as 36.5% of people in Alice Springs speak a First Nations language, while only 6.5% do in South-Western WA.

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked differently, but they share some similarities in the financial lives of First Nations people. Typical household incomes for First Nations families are almost identical, at $1,359 in South-Western WA and $1,355 in Alice Springs. While South-Western WA has a far larger First Nations population at 14,355 people, its typical First Nations resident is younger at 23, compared to 27 in Alice Springs.