Williams · 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 people can reach local services on foot in Williams than in other parts of Western Australia. The area is car-dependent, with only 29% of homes having a 15-minute walk to various amenities, which is far below the state figure of 64%. Most residents rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Williams — car-dependent of areas.
| Williams | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 3.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Williams 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 Williams is 1.8, which means it is car-dependent. This is far below the Western Australian average of 5.4, and typical residents have access to only 2.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
1.8
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.
2.2
Lower than 88% 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.
29.0%
Lower 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.
Daily essentials are hard to reach on foot, with only 6.2% of homes near public transport and 13.1% near a park, both far below state levels. While 32.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, over half of all households are more than 30 minutes away from a shop or health service.
32.6%
Lower than 76% 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.
6.2%
Lower than 80% 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.
30.2%
Lower than 86% 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.
13.1%
Lower than 96% 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.
28.2%
Lower than 69% 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 average terrain slope is 6.3%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 20.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the state figure, though street connectivity is 0.
20.6
Higher than 54% 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.
0
Lower than 70% 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.
6.3%
Higher than 73% 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 Williams [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59170/williams/topic/walkability
