Mount Magnet vs Paynesville

Mount Magnet and Paynesville (WA) are two very different parts of Western Australia. Mount Magnet is a small town of 583 people where most residents can walk to a school (63.3%), a park (70.6%), or groceries (70.5%) within 15 minutes. In contrast, Paynesville (WA) is largely non-residential with a population of zero and no walkable amenities at all. Mount Magnet also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 54 people compared to none in Paynesville (WA).

Both areas have remained similar in their lack of nearby health services, as no homes in either place are within a 15-minute walk of such a service. While Mount Magnet is mostly car-dependent, its walkability score is far higher than that of Paynesville (WA), which is described as car-dependent. The two areas have tracked consistently against each other since 2011, remaining distinct in their level of infrastructure and population.