Merredin · 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.
A gentle average slope of 3.1% makes the ground in Merredin relatively flat, yet the area remains mostly car-dependent. Only 44.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 64.0%. This means most residents rely on vehicles to reach basic daily needs.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Merredin — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Merredin | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 6420, WA | 0.7 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Merredin 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 for Merredin is 3.5, which is well below the state average of 5.4. This reflects a town that is mostly car-dependent, with typical residents having access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in other parts of Western Australia.
3.5
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.
3.9
Lower than 55% 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.
44.5%
Lower than 54% 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.
Health services are the most accessible amenity, with 50.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk, slightly above the state figure. Conversely, public transport is the hardest to reach, with only 11.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk and 58% of residents more than 30 minutes away from the nearest stop.
42.7%
Lower than 59% 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.
11.6%
Lower than 66% 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.
53.9%
Lower than 60% 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.
65.8%
Lower than 64% 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.
50.7%
Higher 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 terrain is slightly flatter than the state average. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 84% 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.
3.1%
Lower than 80% 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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50700501/merredin/topic/walkability
