Cocos (Keeling) Islands · 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 very gentle terrain with a slope of only 2.8% makes Cocos (Keeling) Islands easy to traverse on foot. While most residents are still mostly car-dependent, nearly 95% can walk to groceries within 15 minutes. This high level of access to food is a standout feature for the islands.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Cocos (Keeling) Islands — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 6799, OT | 3.1 |
| Other Territories | 3.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Cocos (Keeling) Islands 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 is 3.1, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is about the same as other territories, though slightly more homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
3.1
Mostly 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.
3.4
Lower than 65% 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.
29.2%
Lower than 74% 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 mixed; while a far higher share of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries, parks, and schools than in other territories, no homes are within walking distance of public transport or health services. Groceries are the most accessible amenity, with 41% of homes just a 5-minute walk away.
94.5%
Higher than 95% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
29.2%
Lower than 86% 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.
66.0%
Lower than 60% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 islands have a mean terrain slope of 2.8%, which is well below the 11.8% seen in other territories. There are 16 street intersections per square kilometre.
16
Higher than 66% 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.
2.8%
Lower than 88% 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE901002/cocos-islands/topic/walkability
