Mundaring - Swan View · 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 in Mundaring - Swan View are within a short walk of basic services compared to other Western Australian areas. Only 34.8% of households have a 15-minute-city walkshed, making the area mostly car-dependent for daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Mundaring - Swan View — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Mundaring - Swan View | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 6074, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Mundaring - Swan View 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 3.7, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. Residents have access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in other parts of the state.
3.7
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.
3.5
Lower than 63% 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.
34.8%
Lower than 69% 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.
While 74.3% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, access to other essentials is far below the state average. Only 35.2% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and just 29.5% are near health services.
35.2%
Lower than 72% 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.
74.3%
Higher than 68% 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.
47.6%
Lower than 66% 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.
67.1%
Lower than 59% 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.
29.5%
Lower than 68% 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 average terrain slope is 8.8%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.7%. There are 9 intersections per square kilometre.
9
Higher than 61% 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.
8.8%
Higher than 92% 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 Mundaring - Swan View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE505013/mundaring-swan-view/topic/walkability
