Serpentine-Jarrahdale · 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.
Only 13.5% of homes in Serpentine-Jarrahdale are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, a figure far below the Western Australian average. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as very few residents can reach basic services or shops on foot. Most households lack a variety of amenities within a short walk, with only 15.4% having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Serpentine-Jarrahdale — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Serpentine-Jarrahdale | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 6.0 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Serpentine-Jarrahdale 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 the area is 2.9, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 5.4, and typical residents have access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
2.9
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.
2.7
Lower than 80% 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.
15.4%
Lower than 92% 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.
Public transport and parks are the most reachable amenities, with 57.2% of homes near transport and 65.6% near a park. However, health services are the hardest to reach on foot; only 12.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a clinic, which is far below the state figure.
13.5%
Lower than 92% 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.
57.2%
Higher than 59% 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.
52.5%
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.
65.6%
Lower than 57% 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.
12.3%
Lower than 89% 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.
There are 6 intersections per square kilometre across the area. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 10.6, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 16.6, while the average terrain slope is about the same as the state average.
10.6
Lower than 89% 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.
6
Higher than 67% 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.
5.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Serpentine-Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57700/serpentine-jarrahdale/topic/walkability
