Kalamunda · 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.
More homes in Kalamunda are within walking distance of parks and transport than in the typical Western Australian suburb. It is a somewhat walkable area where 63% of residents have the essentials of a 15-minute city within reach. Access to nature and transit is a highlight, though reaching health services is more difficult here than in the state average.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Kalamunda — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Kalamunda | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 6076, WA | 4.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kalamunda 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 Kalamunda is 5.4, which is considered somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure, with 63% of homes falling within a 15-minute walkshed.
5.4
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.
5.2
Higher than 74% 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.
63.0%
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.
Local access is strongest for parks and public transport, with 93.4% and 84.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk, both well above state figures. In contrast, access to health services is much lower than the state average, with only 43.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
63.7%
Higher than 69% 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.
84.7%
Higher than 76% 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.
73.1%
Higher than 68% 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.
93.4%
Higher than 74% 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.
43.5%
Higher than 58% 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 area has a mean terrain slope of 6.9%, which is a little above the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 33 street intersections per square kilometre.
33
Higher than 73% 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.
6.9%
Higher than 81% 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 Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE505010/kalamunda/topic/walkability
