Wanneroo · 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.
Fewer than half of the homes in Wanneroo are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, creating a notable gap in local access. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, only 42.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 64.0%.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wanneroo — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Wanneroo | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 6065, WA | 4.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wanneroo 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 the area is 4.6, which is somewhat walkable and a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.4. On average, residents have 4.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also a little below the state average of 5.2.
4.6
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.
4.2
Higher than 79% 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.
42.2%
Higher than 78% 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 people have easy access to parks and public transport, with 91.2% and 86.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, access to essentials is much harder, as health services are within a 15-minute walk for only 26.2% of homes, far below the state figure of 48.5%.
40.7%
Higher than 77% 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.
86.1%
Higher than 83% 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.
66.4%
Higher than 81% 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.
91.2%
Higher than 81% 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.
26.2%
Higher than 78% 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 average terrain slope is 5.9%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 5.7%. There are 62 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 11.9, which is well below the state average of 16.6.
11.9
Lower than 54% 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.
62
Higher than 80% 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.
5.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51526/wanneroo/topic/walkability
