Harvey · Council (LGA)
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 homes in Harvey are within a short walk of local services compared to the Western Australian average. The area is mostly car-dependent, with only 32.1% of homes situated in a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the state average of 64%. This means most residents rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Harvey — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Harvey | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 3.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Harvey 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.
Harvey has a walkability score of 3.5, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4, and residents have access to only 3.6 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.2 across the state.
3.5
Mostly car-dependent of council (lga) 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.
3.6
Lower than 61% of council (lga) 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.
32.1%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) 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 amenities is generally limited, with only 30.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, far below the state's 48.5%. While parks are the most reachable amenity for 74.2% of homes, a large gap exists for basic needs, as only 38.1% of residents can walk to groceries within 15 minutes.
38.1%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
55.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) 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.
52.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
74.2%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) 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.
30.5%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) 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 area has two intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope is 5.1%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average. There are 12.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state figure of 16.6.
12.9
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
2
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) 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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53990/harvey/topic/walkability
