Donnybrook - Balingup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 33.3% of homes in Donnybrook - Balingup can reach five or more essential services within a 15-minute walk, a figure far below the Western Australian average. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a typical walkability score of 2.5. Most residents rely on vehicles for daily trips as few homes have a wide range of amenities nearby.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Donnybrook - Balingup — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Donnybrook - Balingup | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6239, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Donnybrook - Balingup 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 2.5, which means it is mostly car-dependent and far below the state average of 5.4. This is reflected in the low number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the Western Australian figure.
2.5
Mostly car-dependent of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
2.8
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
33.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 to essentials is limited, with only 22.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and just 20.4% near public transport, both far below the state average. While parks are the most common nearby amenity, over half of all homes are more than 30 minutes away from health services or groceries.
22.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
20.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
31.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
56.0%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
28.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 in Donnybrook - Balingup is a little steeper than the Western Australian average, with a mean slope of 8.5%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is about the same as the state figure.
15.6
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
2
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
8.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Donnybrook - Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031018/donnybrook-balingup/topic/walkability
