Exmouth - Ashburton · 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 very flat landscape defines Exmouth - Ashburton, where the terrain slope is well below the Western Australian average. Despite the easy terrain, the area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.8. While many residents can easily reach health services, there is no public transport available within walking distance.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Exmouth - Ashburton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Exmouth - Ashburton | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| 6716, WA | 5.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Exmouth - Ashburton 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 mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.8, which is well below the state figure of 5.4. Only 59.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and the number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk is a little below the state average.
3.8
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.
4.7
Higher than 67% 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.
59.9%
Higher than 70% 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.
Health services are a strong point, with 64.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far above the state figure. However, public transport is nonexistent for pedestrians, with 0% of homes within 10 minutes of a stop. Access to parks, schools, and groceries is all a little below state levels.
59.0%
Higher than 64% 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.
70.0%
Higher than 65% 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.
83.4%
Higher than 60% 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.
64.5%
Higher than 78% 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 quite flat, with a mean slope of 2.7% that is well below the state average. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.
0
Lower than 85% 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.
2.7%
Lower than 91% 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 Exmouth - Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE506002/exmouth-ashburton/topic/walkability
