Stirling - Inner 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.
Far more homes in Stirling - Inner South are within a 15-minute walk of essential services than in the typical Western Australian suburb. This very walkable area sees 90% of residents living within a short walk of a variety of amenities, a figure far above the state average of 64%. It is a place where daily errands are often easily done on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Stirling - Inner South — very walkable of areas.
| Stirling - Inner South | 6.7 |
|---|---|
| 6017, WA | 6.3 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Stirling - Inner 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.
The area is rated as very walkable with a score of 6.7, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, residents have access to 6.6 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
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.
6.6
Higher than 84% 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.
90.0%
Higher than 84% 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.
Walking access is strongest for transport and nature, with nearly every home within a 15-minute walk of a park or public transport. While 88.5% can walk to groceries—far above the state's 61.5%—access is weakest for health services, which are within a 15-minute walk for 49.9% of homes.
88.5%
Higher than 82% 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.
99.4%
Higher than 93% 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.
89.4%
Higher than 77% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 85% 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.
49.9%
Higher than 61% 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 terrain has a mean slope of 6.3%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 175 street intersections per square kilometre.
175
Higher than 86% 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.
6.3%
Higher than 76% 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 Stirling - Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50501804/stirling-inner-south/topic/walkability
