Norseman · Indigenous Location
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 gentle average terrain slope of 3.3% makes Norseman a relatively flat place to get around. Most homes are located in a convenient spot where a wide range of daily needs are reachable on foot, though the overall walkability is rated as somewhat walkable.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Norseman — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Norseman | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| 6443, WA | 4.3 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Norseman 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.
About 87.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 64%. The area has a walkability score of 4.8, which is a little below the state average of 5.4.
4.8
Somewhat walkable of indigenous location 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.
6.0
Higher than 77% of indigenous location 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.
87.6%
Higher than 82% of indigenous location 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.
Walking to health services and groceries is very easy here, with 87.7% and 89% of homes within 15 minutes, both far above state figures. In contrast, access is much harder for others, as only 6.5% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport.
89.0%
Higher than 83% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
6.5%
Lower than 68% of indigenous location 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.
42.6%
Lower than 68% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
91.5%
Higher than 57% of indigenous location 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.
87.7%
Higher than 87% of indigenous location 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 town's layout has 36 intersections per square kilometre. The mean terrain slope is 3.3%, which is a little below the Western Australian average of 5.7%.
36
Higher than 62% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.3%
Lower than 74% of indigenous location 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 Norseman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50300206/norseman/topic/walkability
