6721, 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.
Zero homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services in postcode 6721, making this the most significant gap in local access. While many residents can easily reach parks and transport, the area is mostly car-dependent for most other needs. Only 31.7% of homes have a variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6721, WA — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 6721, WA | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Port Hedland | 4.1 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 6721, 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 3.5, meaning the area is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the state figure of 5.4, with an average of only 3.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.2 across Western Australia.
3.5
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.
3.3
Lower than 59% 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.
31.7%
Lower than 66% 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.
Access varies wildly by destination; while 84% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, only 13.8% can walk to groceries and no one can walk to health services. Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 59% of homes just a 5-minute walk away.
13.8%
Lower than 77% 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.
84.0%
Higher than 68% 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.
48.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
80.4%
Higher than 57% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 terrain is relatively flat with a 3.4% average slope, which is a little below the state average. There are 47.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state figure, despite there being 0 intersections per square kilometre.
47.9
Higher than 86% 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 90% 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.
3.4%
Lower than 78% 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 6721, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6721/6721-wa/topic/walkability
