Meekathara - Karalundi · Indigenous Area
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
Far fewer homes are within easy reach of daily needs in Meekathara - Karalundi compared to the rest of Western Australia. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only 52.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far below the state figure of 64%. While some essential services are close, many residents live in a place where a car is necessary for most trips.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Meekathara - Karalundi — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Meekathara - Karalundi | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 6642, WA | 3.2 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Meekathara - Karalundi by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
A walkability score of 3.2 means the area is mostly car-dependent, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. Residents have far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than those in other parts of the state.
3.2
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous area areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
3.9
Lower than 54% of indigenous area areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
52.5%
Higher than 58% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Grocery stores and health services are relatively accessible, with 77% and 52.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, other essentials lag behind, as public transport access is far below the state average, with only 37.6% of homes near a stop.
77.0%
Higher than 80% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
37.6%
Lower than 54% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
52.7%
Lower than 58% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
72.1%
Lower than 53% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
52.4%
Higher than 70% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The terrain is relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.0%, which is a little below the state average. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 99% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.0%
Lower than 82% of indigenous area areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Meekathara - Karalundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE502006/meekathara-karalundi/topic/walkability
