Helena Valley - Koongamia · 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.
Public transport and health services are far easier to reach on foot in Helena Valley - Koongamia than in the rest of the state. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with 62.7% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Helena Valley - Koongamia — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Helena Valley - Koongamia | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | 5.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Helena Valley - Koongamia 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 the area is 5.4, which is described as somewhat walkable and about the same as the Western Australian average. Residents typically have access to 5.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
5.4
Somewhat walkable 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.
5.5
Higher than 54% 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.
62.7%
Lower than 52% 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 is strongest for transport and health, with 93.1% of homes within 10 minutes of public transport and 72.1% within 15 minutes of health services, both far above state levels. However, walking to school is harder, with 68.2% of homes within 15 minutes, which is well below the state figure.
62.8%
Higher than 50% 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.
93.1%
Higher than 53% 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.
68.2%
Lower than 55% 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.
93.1%
Lower than 59% 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.
72.1%
Higher than 71% 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 is a little steeper than the state average with a mean slope of 7.9%. There are 69 intersections per square kilometre, but the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 13.0, which is well below the Western Australian figure.
13.0
Lower than 57% 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.
69
Lower than 55% 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.
7.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Helena Valley - Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021051/helena-valley-koongamia/topic/walkability
