Joondalup · 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.
Nearly 78% of homes in Joondalup pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 64%. This makes the area very walkable, as the typical resident has a wide range of services and amenities within a short stroll from their front door.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Joondalup — very walkable of areas.
| Joondalup | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 6.0 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Joondalup 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 Joondalup is 6.1, placing it in the very walkable category. This is a little above the state average, with residents having access to an average of 6 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
6.1
Very walkable 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.
6.0
Higher than 81% 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.
77.8%
Higher than 82% 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 essential services is far above the state average, especially for public transport and parks, which are within a 15-minute walk for almost every home. While 87.8% of homes are near a school and 64.2% are near health services, access to groceries is the weakest point, with 68.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
68.6%
Higher than 77% 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.
99.0%
Higher than 96% 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.
87.8%
Higher than 85% 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.
99.9%
Higher than 99% 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.
64.2%
Higher than 81% 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 terrain is about the same as the state average with a typical slope of 5.6%, and there are 215 intersections per square kilometre. However, the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the Western Australian figure.
11.9
Lower than 84% 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.
215
Higher than 90% 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.
5.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54170/joondalup/topic/walkability
