Karratha · 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.
Fewer homes are within a short walk of a full range of services in Karratha than in other parts of Western Australia. While most residents can easily reach a park or school, the town is rated as only somewhat walkable. Only 41.7% of homes have a 15-minute walk to a variety of amenities, which is far below the state figure of 64.0%.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Karratha — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Karratha | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 6714, WA | 3.9 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Karratha 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 Karratha is 4.0, making it somewhat walkable, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, there are 4.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state average of 5.2.
4.0
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.
4.4
Higher than 59% 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.
41.7%
Lower than 59% 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 a park or school is common, with 88.1% of homes near a park and 81.0% near a school, the latter being well above the state figure. However, access to essentials is harder; grocery and health service access is far below state levels, with 69% of homes more than 30 minutes from the nearest service.
40.1%
Lower 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.
54.8%
Higher than 56% 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.
81.0%
Higher than 76% 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.
88.1%
Higher than 66% 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.
36.8%
Lower than 53% 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 2.8%, which is a little below the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 19 intersections per square kilometre.
19
Higher than 69% 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.
2.8%
Lower than 89% 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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE506003/karratha/topic/walkability
