Melville - South · 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.
Health services are the standout feature of Melville - South, where 83.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, far above the Western Australian figure. This very walkable area makes it easy for nearly all residents to reach parks, transport, and shops on foot. Most homes are well-connected to a wide variety of local amenities.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Melville - South — very walkable of areas.
| Melville - South | 6.7 |
|---|---|
| 6150, WA | 6.1 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Melville - South 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.
A walkability score of 6.7 makes the area very walkable, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.4. Nearly all homes, at 94.6%, have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and residents typically have more amenity types within reach than those in other parts of the state.
6.7
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.
6.9
Higher than 87% 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.
94.6%
Higher than 89% 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.
Almost every home is within a short stroll of a park or public transport, though groceries are the least accessible common amenity at 74.8%. This high level of access is seen across the board, with 84.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, far above the state average.
74.8%
Higher than 70% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 98% 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.
84.9%
Higher than 71% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 96% 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.
83.1%
Higher than 84% 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 6.1%, which is about the same as the figure for Western Australia. There are 231 street intersections per square kilometre.
231
Higher than 89% 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.
6.1%
Higher 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 Melville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50501202/melville-south/topic/walkability
