Geraldton · Indigenous Region
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.
Fewer than half of all homes in Geraldton pass the 15-minute-city test, with only 48.4% of households able to reach five key amenities on foot. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%. Most of the area is mostly car-dependent, making it much harder to get around without a vehicle than in other parts of the state.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Geraldton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Geraldton | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 6640, WA | 1.3 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Geraldton 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 Geraldton is 3.9, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Western Australian average of 5.4, and residents typically have far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk of their door.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous region 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.
4.0
Higher than 55% of indigenous region 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.
48.4%
Higher than 58% of indigenous region 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 76.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk, while health services are the hardest to reach. Access to schools, groceries, and public transport is far below state levels, with about 40% of homes sitting more than 30 minutes away from basic services.
44.7%
Lower than 60% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
59.5%
Higher than 67% of indigenous region 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.
51.2%
Lower than 65% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
76.7%
Higher than 59% of indigenous region 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.
41.8%
Higher than 61% of indigenous region 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 4.5%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.7%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.
0
Lower than 72% of indigenous region areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.5%
Lower than 52% of indigenous region 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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG502/geraldton/topic/walkability
