Kununurra · 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.
Far fewer people can walk to local services in Kununurra than in other parts of Western Australia. The area is mostly car-dependent, with only 51% of homes located within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities. While parks are relatively accessible, many residents face significant gaps in access to basic needs.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Kununurra — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Kununurra | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3.6 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kununurra 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.
Kununurra is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.3, which is far below the state figure of 5.4. Only 3.8 types of amenities are typically within a 15-minute walk, well below the Western Australian average of 5.2.
3.3
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.
3.8
Lower than 56% 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.
51.0%
Higher than 66% 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.
Access to parks is the strongest, with 73.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, public transport is entirely absent, with 0% of homes near a stop, a gap far below the state's 80.9%. Access to schools and groceries is also far below state levels.
50.1%
Higher than 55% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
52.9%
Lower than 60% 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.
73.8%
Lower than 52% 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.
48.1%
Higher than 71% 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 terrain in Kununurra is a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 3.6%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 91% 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.
3.6%
Lower than 71% 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 Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG504/kununurra/topic/walkability
