# Walkability — West Pilbara

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.

Area: West Pilbara (Sub-region (SA3))

A gentle average slope of 2.9% makes the terrain in West Pilbara a little flatter than the state average, yet the area remains mostly car-dependent. While many people can easily walk to a park, getting to groceries or health services is much harder for the typical resident here than in the rest of Western Australia.

The walkability score for West Pilbara is 3.8, which is well below the state figure of 5.4. Only 47.3% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the 64.0% seen across Western Australia.

Access to parks is the strongest point, with 84.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk. Conversely, public transport is the hardest to reach, with only 37.6% of homes within 10 minutes, far below the state's 80.9%.

There are 39.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 16.6. Street connectivity is recorded at 0 intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.8 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 4.4 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 47.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 43.6% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 37.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 73.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 84.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 41.3% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 39.2 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 0 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 2.9% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51003/west-pilbara/topic/walkability