South Hedland · 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 every home in South Hedland is within a short stroll of public transport or a park, yet few are near shops or doctors. This creates a landscape where basic movement is easy, but the overall walkability score of 4.6 is a little below the state figure, meaning the area is only somewhat walkable.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is South Hedland — somewhat walkable of areas.
| South Hedland | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 6722, WA | 4.4 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in South Hedland 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.
Only 38.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Western Australia figure of 64%. Residents generally have access to 4.5 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state average of 5.2.
4.6
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.
4.5
Higher than 54% 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.
38.5%
Lower than 59% 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 to a park or transport stop is easy, with nearly 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of both. In contrast, access to essential services is much lower; only 34.1% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and just 6.9% are near health services, far below state figures.
34.1%
Lower than 66% 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.
99.7%
Higher than 96% 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.
68.2%
Higher than 54% 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.
6.9%
Lower than 80% 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 local terrain is quite flat, with a mean slope of 2.7%, which is well below the state average of 5.7%. There are 43 street intersections per square kilometre.
43
Higher than 65% 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.
2.7%
Lower than 87% 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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50600404/south-hedland/topic/walkability
