Port Hedland · 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.
Public transport stops are very close to most homes in Port Hedland, yet a walk to basic services is often difficult. While 92% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of transport, far fewer people can reach groceries or health services on foot. This makes the area's overall walkability score of 4.1, or somewhat walkable, well below the Western Australian figure.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Port Hedland — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Port Hedland | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 6721, WA | 3.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Hedland 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.
Only 35.3% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 64%. On average, residents can access 4 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the 5.2 seen across Western Australia.
4.1
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.
4.0
Lower than 51% 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.
35.3%
Lower than 68% 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.
Access to parks is common, with 91.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, a short walk to essential services is rare; only 26.2% of homes are near groceries and just 4.3% are near health services, both far below state levels.
26.2%
Lower than 82% 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.
92.0%
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.
59.9%
Higher than 53% 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.
91.1%
Higher than 70% 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.
4.3%
Lower than 97% 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 a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 3%. Street connectivity is recorded at 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 81% 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.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE506004/port-hedland/topic/walkability
