Boulder vs Trafalgar

Boulder and Trafalgar (WA) are neighbouring areas with very different levels of activity. Boulder is a populated hub with 4,872 people, while Trafalgar (WA) is largely non-residential. Boulder has a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (409) and much better infrastructure, with far more public transport routes and 32 stops. Its street connectivity is also far higher, with 75 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 3 in Trafalgar (WA).

These two areas have seen their street connectivity gap widen over time. They do share similar school advantage scores, which sit around 900. While both areas rely heavily on government schools, Boulder has more variety, with 21.4% of its schools being Catholic and 7.1% being independent.