Forrestfield · 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.
About 64% of homes in Forrestfield pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning they can reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is about the same as the Western Australian average, and the area is generally considered somewhat walkable with a score of 5.7. Most residents enjoy very easy access to parks and public transport.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Forrestfield — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Forrestfield | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| 6058, WA | 5.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Forrestfield 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 for Forrestfield is 5.7, which is described as somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 5.4.
5.7
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.
5.4
Higher than 68% 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.
63.6%
Higher than 63% 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 essentials is well above the state average, with 97.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 94.7% near public transport. However, access to services is a weak point, as 16% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from the nearest service.
67.5%
Higher than 64% 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.
94.7%
Higher than 78% 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.
79.5%
Higher than 65% 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.
97.6%
Higher than 71% 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.
52.0%
Higher than 63% 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 area has 126 intersections per square kilometre. The typical terrain slope is 5.1%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 5.7%.
126
Higher than 80% 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.
5.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Forrestfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50501001/forrestfield/topic/walkability
