Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields · 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.
A strong 71.7% of homes in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields pass the 15-minute-city test, which is well above the Western Australian figure. While many people can reach several amenities on foot, the overall walkability score of 4.2 means the area is only somewhat walkable.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 6443, WA | 4.3 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields 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 area is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 4.2, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, residents have access to 5.0 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, about the same as the state average.
4.2
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.
5.0
Higher than 73% 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.
71.7%
Higher than 78% 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.
Walking to groceries and health services is far easier here than in the rest of the state, but access to schools, parks, and public transport is far below state levels. For example, 73.3% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries, while only 39% are near public transport.
73.3%
Higher than 77% 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.
39.0%
Lower than 53% 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.
57.7%
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.
79.5%
Higher than 56% 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.
56.4%
Higher than 73% 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 3.4%, which is a little below the Western Australian average. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.
0
Lower than 98% 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.
3.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE503002/kalgoorlie-dundas-goldfields/topic/walkability
