6630, 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.
Only 62.7% of homes in postcode 6630 pass the 15-minute-city test, which is a little below the Western Australian figure. This is a mostly car-dependent area where residents typically have access to far fewer amenities within a 15-minute walk than the state average. While health services and groceries are often reachable, access to parks and public transport is much lower.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6630, WA — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 6630, WA | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Murchison | 0.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 6630, 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 walkability score is 3.3, meaning the area is mostly car-dependent and far below the Western Australian average of 5.4. On average, residents can reach 3.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state figure of 5.2.
3.3
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.4
Lower than 57% 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.
62.7%
Higher than 65% 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.
Health services and groceries are the easiest to reach, with access far above the state average. In contrast, homes within walking distance of parks or public transport are far below the Western Australian figures. For many, a 30-minute walk is still not enough to reach food and drink or general services.
67.6%
Higher than 70% 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.
56.7%
Higher than 53% 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.
69.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
68.9%
Lower than 53% 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.
63.2%
Higher than 76% 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 area has 35.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure. The terrain is a little flatter than the Western Australian average, and there are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
35.3
Higher than 76% 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.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
3.5%
Lower than 76% 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 6630, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6630/6630-wa/topic/walkability
