Boulder vs Trafalgar

Boulder and Trafalgar (WA) are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Boulder is a populated hub with 7,150 people and 379 businesses, while Trafalgar (WA) is sparsely populated and largely non-residential. Boulder is far more accessible, with a walkability score of 5.7 (somewhat walkable), compared to Trafalgar (WA) which is 1.3 (car-dependent). This is seen in the proximity to services; 83.5% of Boulder homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 20% of homes in Trafalgar (WA) have the same access.

Both areas experience almost identical weather, with average maximum temperatures around 26.6 degrees. They are also similar in the number of schools within 3 kilometres, with Boulder having 14 and Trafalgar (WA) having 15. While Boulder has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 814 people, Trafalgar (WA) has none. The gap in street connectivity remains wide, with Boulder having 40 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 2 in Trafalgar (WA).