Midvale - Middle Swan · 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.
Almost 80% of homes in Midvale - Middle Swan pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach five or more key amenities on foot. The area is rated as somewhat walkable, with nearly all households located within a short stroll of a local park.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Midvale - Middle Swan — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Midvale - Middle Swan | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | 5.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Midvale - Middle Swan 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 typical home here has access to 5.7 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.2. This helps Midvale - Middle Swan achieve a walkability score of 5.8, or somewhat walkable.
5.8
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.
5.7
Higher than 73% 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.
79.7%
Higher than 76% 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.
Most people can easily reach parks, public transport, and groceries, with 84.1% of homes within 15 minutes of a shop—far above the state average. However, access is weaker for health services and schools, both of which are well below Western Australian figures.
84.1%
Higher than 78% 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.
90.6%
Higher than 71% 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.
63.8%
Lower than 51% 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.
99.3%
Higher than 81% 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.
42.2%
Higher than 55% 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 in this area has a mean slope of 5.7%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 164 street intersections per square kilometre.
164
Higher than 85% 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.
5.7%
Higher than 70% 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 Midvale - Middle Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50501908/midvale-middle-swan/topic/walkability
