Cockburn - Central · 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.
Slightly steeper terrain than the state average makes Cockburn - Central somewhat walkable, with a walkability score of 4.4. While over half of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, many residents struggle to reach health services or shops on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Cockburn - Central — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Cockburn - Central | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 6164, WA | 5.1 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Cockburn - Central 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 somewhat walkable, though it sits a little below the Western Australian figure. Only 51.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state's 64.0%.
4.4
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.
4.2
Lower than 51% 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.
51.2%
Higher than 53% 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.
Parks and public transport are the most accessible, with over half of homes within a 5-minute walk of both. In contrast, access to health services is far below the state average, with 22% of residents living more than 30 minutes away from the nearest clinic.
56.6%
Higher than 55% 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.
75.7%
Higher than 61% 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.
67.1%
Higher than 53% 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.
85.6%
Higher than 52% 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.
36.5%
Lower than 51% 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 average terrain slope is 6.9%, which is a little above the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 79 street intersections per square kilometre.
79
Higher than 74% 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.
6.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Cockburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50500601/cockburn-central/topic/walkability
