Strengths and weaknesses
Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Western Australia (122)
Strengths
- Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
- Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
- Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
Weaknesses
- Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places
- Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median
What stands out
- Overseas-born and multilingual community