Moora - Chittering · 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 car-dependent lifestyle is the norm for Moora - Chittering, where only 24% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of basic amenities. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%, reflecting a landscape where most daily needs require a vehicle.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Moora - Chittering — car-dependent of areas.
| Moora - Chittering | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 6507, WA | 0.2 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Moora - Chittering 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 rated as car-dependent with a score of 2.0, which is far below the Western Australian average of 5.4. On average, residents have access to only 2.2 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.2 across the state.
2.0
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.
2.2
Lower than 86% 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.
24.0%
Lower than 78% 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 services is limited, with parks being the most reachable amenity for 49.1% of homes, while only 16.7% of residents can walk to groceries within 15 minutes. Both figures are far below state averages; for example, 75% of homes are more than a 30-minute walk from the nearest grocery store.
16.7%
Lower than 90% 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.
17.6%
Lower than 63% 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.
26.5%
Lower than 88% 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.
49.1%
Lower than 80% 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.
19.0%
Lower than 84% 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 slope is 5.3%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.
0
Lower than 71% 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.
5.3%
Higher than 59% 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 Moora - Chittering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE507011/moora-chittering/topic/walkability
