Beckenham · 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 terrain with a slope slightly below the state average helps make Beckenham very walkable. Almost 94% of homes have a wide range of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the Western Australian figure. This makes the area exceptionally convenient for those moving around on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Beckenham — very walkable of areas.
| Beckenham | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| 6107, WA | 6.3 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Beckenham 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 considered very walkable with a score of 6.6, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, residents have 6.7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
6.6
Very 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.
6.7
Higher than 85% 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.
93.9%
Higher than 88% 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.
Access to public transport and parks is excellent, with nearly every home within a 15-minute walk of both. While most residents can easily walk to groceries and health services, schools are the least accessible amenity, with access falling well below the state average.
78.7%
Higher than 74% 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.
98.8%
Higher than 86% 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.
62.7%
Lower than 52% 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.
99.2%
Higher than 80% 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.
67.1%
Higher than 74% 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 landscape is relatively flat, with a mean terrain slope of 4.6%. There are 241 street intersections per square kilometre.
241
Higher than 90% 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.
4.6%
Higher than 53% 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 Beckenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50500801/beckenham/topic/walkability
