# Walkability — Esperance

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: Esperance (Sub-region (SA3))

Fewer than half of homes in Esperance pass the 15-minute-city test, with only 40.8% of households able to reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%. Most of the area is considered mostly car-dependent, as the typical resident has access to only 3.4 different types of services within a short walk.

Esperance has a walkability score of 3.4, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the state average of 5.4.

Access to essentials is far below the state average, with only 21.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. While 61.2% of residents can walk to a park in 15 minutes, the most difficult destinations to reach are health services, where 61% of homes are more than 30 minutes away on foot.

The area has a mean terrain slope of 4.1%, which is a little below the state figure of 5.7%. There are 38.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the Western Australian average, and street connectivity is 0 intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.4 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.4 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 40.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 40.0% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 52.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 50.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 61.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 21.6% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 38.3 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 0 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.1% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51101/esperance/topic/walkability