Millars Well vs Mulataga

Millars Well and Mulataga are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different footprints. Millars Well is a residential hub with 2,104 people, while Mulataga is largely non-residential with no population. This difference is seen in their layout; Millars Well is somewhat walkable with 64 intersections per square kilometre, whereas Mulataga is car-dependent with only 3. Consequently, Millars Well has far more amenities within walking distance, with 100% of homes near a park or school, compared to just 36.4% and 18.2% in Mulataga.

Both areas are almost identical in their average school advantage score. This shared trait sits alongside a similar landscape of education, where the majority of schools in both places are government-run and mostly primary schools. While Millars Well has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and more public transport stops, Mulataga is defined by a steeper mean terrain slope of 8.5%.