# Walkability — Busselton

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.

Area: Busselton (Indigenous Area)

Far fewer people can walk to local services in Busselton than in other Western Australian towns, with a walkability score of 3.3 that means the area is mostly car-dependent. Only 24% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 64%. This makes the area much less walkable for the typical resident than across the state.

Busselton is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.3, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. Residents have access to only 3 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.2 across the state.

Public transport and parks are the easiest to reach, but health services are the hardest, with 74% of homes more than 30 minutes away. Access to schools and groceries is also far below the state average, with only 28.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school.

The terrain in Busselton is a little flatter than the Western Australian average, with a mean slope of 3.8%. There are 4 intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.3 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.0 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 24.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 30.7% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 70.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 28.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 79.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 11.7% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 4 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 3.8% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE507004/busselton/topic/walkability