Darlington - Mundaring - Chidlow · 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.
Steep slopes are common in Darlington - Mundaring - Chidlow, where the terrain is well above the state average. This hilly landscape contributes to a walkability score of 3.3, meaning the area is mostly car-dependent. Only 29.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Darlington - Mundaring - Chidlow — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Darlington - Mundaring - Chidlow | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 6074, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Darlington - Mundaring - Chidlow 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 is 3.3, describing the area as mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Western Australian average of 5.4, with residents having access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in other parts of the state.
3.3
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.2
Lower than 65% 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.
29.6%
Lower than 66% 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.
Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 68.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, access to essentials is much lower, as only 28.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 26.1% are near health services, both far below state figures.
28.8%
Lower 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.
68.8%
Higher than 57% 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.
43.4%
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.
59.7%
Lower than 68% 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.
26.1%
Lower than 62% 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 9.1%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.7%. There are 8 intersections per square kilometre.
8
Lower than 56% 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.
9.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Darlington - Mundaring - Chidlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50501301/darlington-mundaring-chidlow/topic/walkability
