Karrakatta · 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.
Nearly 93% of homes in Karrakatta meet the 15-minute-city test, meaning most residents can reach five key amenities on foot. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, it offers an exceptional number of walkable amenities per person compared to the state average. This makes it a highly accessible place for most daily needs, despite some specific gaps.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Karrakatta — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Karrakatta | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 6010, WA | 7.2 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Karrakatta 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 overall walkability score is 4.3, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.4 and is classed as somewhat walkable. On average, residents can access 5.2 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as the state average.
4.3
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.
5.2
Higher than 84% 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.
93.4%
Higher than 96% 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.
Walking access is excellent for public transport, health services, schools, and parks, with almost every home within 15 minutes of these. However, there is a stark contrast for food shopping; only 3.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far below the state figure of 61.5%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
96.7%
Higher than 89% 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.
98.4%
Higher than 99% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
83.6%
Higher than 95% 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 local terrain is a little steeper than the state average, with a typical slope of 8.1%. There are 161 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area provides 409.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 16.6.
409.1
Higher than 99% 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.
161
Higher than 89% 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.
8.1%
Higher than 71% 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 Karrakatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50733/karrakatta/topic/walkability
