Thornlie · 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 90% of homes in Thornlie pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach a variety of essential services on foot. The area is very walkable, with a score of 6.8 that is well above the Western Australian figure. This makes it much easier for people here to get around without a car compared to the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thornlie — very walkable of areas.
| Thornlie | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| 6108, WA | 6.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Thornlie 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.
Most residents have a wide range of amenities nearby, with 89.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is far above the state figure of 64%. On average, there are 6.7 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is also well above the Western Australian average.
6.8
Very 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.
6.7
Higher than 92% 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.
89.6%
Higher than 94% 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.
Access to basics is excellent, with 100% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 99.7% near public transport. While nearly 88% of people can walk to groceries, health services are the least accessible common amenity, though 74.9% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the state figure.
87.4%
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.
99.7%
Higher than 99% 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.
89.7%
Higher than 92% 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.
74.9%
Higher than 92% 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 land is relatively flat with a mean terrain slope of 3.8%, which is a little below the state average. There are 225 intersections per square kilometre, and the area provides 21.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, well above the Western Australian figure.
21.8
Higher than 64% 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.
225
Higher than 92% 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.
3.8%
Lower than 75% 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 Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51448/thornlie/topic/walkability
