6109, WA · Postcode
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.
Flatter terrain than the state average helps make postcode 6109 somewhat walkable, with 72% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of a variety of local amenities. This is well above the 64% seen across Western Australia. While most residents can easily walk to transport and health services, getting to the grocery store is much harder for many.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6109, WA — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 6109, WA | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Gosnells | 6.2 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 6109, WA 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 area's walkability score is 5.8, which is described as somewhat walkable and about the same as the Western Australian figure of 5.4. Residents have access to 5.9 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little above the state average.
5.8
Somewhat walkable of postcode 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.
5.9
Higher than 75% of postcode 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.
72.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode 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.
Walking access is strongest for public transport, where 94.2% of homes are within 10 minutes, and health services, which are far more accessible than the state average. However, grocery access is far below the state figure, with only 49% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a shop.
49.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
94.2%
Higher than 78% of postcode 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.
78.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
93.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode 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.
66.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode 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 landscape is relatively level with a mean terrain slope of 4.4%. There are 85 intersections per square kilometre and 17 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
17.0
Lower than 53% of postcode 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.
85
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode 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 6109, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6109/6109-wa/topic/walkability
