Bunbury · 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 gentle terrain with a 4.0% slope makes Bunbury a very walkable place. Most residents can reach a variety of local services on foot, with 68.9% of homes located within a 15-minute walk of a wide range of amenities.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Bunbury — very walkable of areas.
| Bunbury | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| 6230, WA | 5.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bunbury 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 Bunbury is 6.0, which is very walkable and a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, there are 5.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the state average.
6.0
Very 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.
5.9
Higher than 82% 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.
68.9%
Higher than 76% 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 essentials is strong, especially for public transport, which is within a 10-minute walk for 91.5% of homes. While 95.1% of residents are close to a park, a smaller 60.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, though this is still far above the state average.
66.0%
Higher than 71% 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.
91.5%
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.
78.5%
Higher than 74% 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.
95.1%
Higher than 78% 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.
60.1%
Higher than 76% 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 area has a mean terrain slope of 4.0%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.7%. There are 58 street intersections per square kilometre.
58
Higher than 77% 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.
4.0%
Lower than 62% 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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE507003/bunbury/topic/walkability
