Coorow · Suburb / Locality
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.
85.6% of homes in Coorow pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 64.0%. This makes the area somewhat walkable, as most residents can reach a variety of everyday destinations on foot. While basic needs are close by, there is a total lack of nearby health services.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coorow — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Coorow | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 6515, WA | 3.6 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Coorow 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 Coorow is 5.6, meaning it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 5.4, and there are slightly more amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
5.6
Somewhat walkable of suburb / locality 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.
6.0
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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.
85.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality 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.
Most residents can easily walk to schools and groceries, with access far above the state average. However, this convenience stops at healthcare, as no homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, which is far below the state figure.
86.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
80.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality 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.
85.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
86.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 flatter than the state average with a mean slope of 2.9%. There are 100.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state figure of 16.6, while street connectivity is 0.
100.6
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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.
0
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality 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 Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50335/coorow/topic/walkability
