South Hedland · 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 South Hedland pass the 15-minute-city test, with only 45.0% of residents able to reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 64.0%. The area is mostly car-dependent, as most people lack a variety of services within a short walk.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is South Hedland — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| South Hedland | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 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.
The walkability score for South Hedland is 3.9, which means it is mostly car-dependent and well below the state average of 5.4. On average, residents can reach 4.3 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.2.
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.
4.3
Higher than 66% 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.
45.0%
Lower than 57% 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 easiest to reach, with 87.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk. Other services are harder to access; only 40.9% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and just 32.0% can reach health services, both of which are far below state figures.
40.9%
Lower than 72% 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.
46.1%
Higher than 53% 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.
67.9%
Higher than 75% 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.
87.3%
Higher than 85% 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.
32.0%
Lower than 69% 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 ground is relatively flat here, with a mean terrain slope of 2.8%, which is a little below the Western Australian average. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.
0
Lower than 79% 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.
2.8%
Lower than 89% 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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG506/south-hedland/topic/walkability
