Yanchep - Two Rocks · 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.
Nearly 92% of homes in Yanchep - Two Rocks are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, yet far fewer have daily services nearby. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but only 51.2% of homes have a full range of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the Western Australian figure.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Yanchep - Two Rocks — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Yanchep - Two Rocks | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| 6038, WA | 4.4 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yanchep - Two Rocks 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 5.0, making it somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 5.4.
5.0
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.
4.6
Higher than 66% 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.
51.2%
Higher than 56% 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 most people can easily walk to a park or a bus stop, far fewer can reach a shop or doctor. For example, 96.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, but only 46.9% are near groceries—a figure far below the state average.
46.9%
Lower than 53% 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.
91.7%
Higher than 82% 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.
74.4%
Higher than 70% 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.
96.3%
Higher than 81% 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.
39.2%
Higher than 51% 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 5.4%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. There are 162 intersections per square kilometre.
162
Higher than 88% 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.
5.4%
Higher than 61% 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 Yanchep - Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE505021/yanchep-two-rocks/topic/walkability
