# Walkability — South-West

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: South-West (Indigenous Area)

Far fewer people can walk to local shops and services in South-West compared to the rest of the state. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only 33.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 64.0%. Most residents rely on vehicles to reach basic amenities.

The walkability score for South-West is 3.0, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 5.4, with only 3.1 types of amenities typically available within a 15-minute walk.

Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 63.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk, while health services are the hardest to reach, with only 23.9% within the same distance. Both figures are far below the state averages. Over half of all homes are more than 30 minutes away from the nearest health service.

The area has two intersections per square kilometre. The mean terrain slope is 6.4%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average of 5.7%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.0 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.1 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 33.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 34.2% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 32.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 45.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 63.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 23.9% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 2 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 6.4% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE507015/south-west/topic/walkability