Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne · 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.
About 63.6% of homes in Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne can reach five or more essential services on foot, matching the state average. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, it is a place where most people can easily walk to the shops but have no access to public transport.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 5.0 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne 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.
The walkability score for the area is 4.3, which is described as somewhat walkable and sits well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, there are 4.9 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as across the state.
4.3
Somewhat walkable 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.
4.9
Higher than 72% 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.
63.6%
Higher than 73% 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.
Residents have great access to basics, with 74.9% of homes near groceries and 59.1% near health services, both far above state levels. However, 0% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and school access is far below the state average at 57.5%.
74.9%
Higher than 78% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
57.5%
Higher than 50% 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.
89.6%
Higher than 68% 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.
59.1%
Higher than 75% 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 4.0%, which is a little below the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 94% 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.
4.0%
Lower than 63% 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 Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE502007/shark-bay-coral-bay-upper-gascoyne/topic/walkability
