Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin · 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 is very accessible in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin, though many residents still have to travel far for basic groceries. The area is considered somewhat walkable, with 66.8% of homes falling within a 15-minute walk of local amenities. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 64%.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 6110, WA | 6.0 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin 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 means it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Western Australian average, with 5.5 types of amenities typically found 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.
66.8%
Higher than 51% 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.
Getting to a bus stop or park is easy, with 86.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of transport and 89.4% near a park. Access to health services is far above the state average at 61.2%, but grocery stores are far less accessible, with only 46.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
46.1%
Lower than 65% 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.
86.5%
Lower than 57% 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.
74.8%
Higher than 51% 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.
89.4%
Lower than 63% 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.
61.2%
Higher than 63% 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 local terrain is a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 4.7%. There are 53 intersections per square kilometre and 15.7 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, which is about the same as across Western Australia.
15.7
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.
53
Lower than 59% 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.
4.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041136/maddington-orange-grove-martin/topic/walkability
