# Walkability — Northam

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: Northam (Indigenous Area)

A mostly car-dependent experience defines Northam, where the walkability score of 3.3 is far below the Western Australian figure. While many homes are near schools, very few residents can reach health services or public transport on foot. Only 39.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average.

The walkability score for Northam is 3.3, meaning it is mostly car-dependent and far below the state figure of 5.4. Residents have far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in the rest of Western Australia.

Access to local spots is mixed; 73.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, which is a little above the state average. However, health services are much harder to reach, with 54% of homes located more than 30 minutes away on foot.

The average terrain slope in Northam is 5.7%, which is about the same as across Western Australia. There are 20 street intersections for every square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.3 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.7 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 39.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 42.2% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 13.4% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 73.5% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 73.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 18.0% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 20 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 5.7% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE507014/northam/topic/walkability