Dawesville (South West) · State Electorate
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 Dawesville are within a 15-minute walk of a school or grocery store, though almost every home is near a park. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with a score of 4.5, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.4.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dawesville (South West) — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Dawesville (South West) | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 6.0 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Dawesville (South West) 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.
Only 39% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the 64% seen across Western Australia. On average, there are 3.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state average of 5.2.
4.5
Somewhat walkable of state electorate 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.
3.9
Lower than 77% of state electorate 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.
39.0%
Lower than 83% of state electorate 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.
Public transport and parks are very accessible, with 91.8% of homes near transport and 98% near a park. However, access to other essentials is much lower, as only 40.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 46.5% are near groceries.
46.5%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
91.8%
Higher than 54% of state electorate 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.
40.7%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.0%
Higher than 56% of state electorate 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.
32.6%
Lower than 74% of state electorate 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 area has 114 intersections per square kilometre, and the terrain slope of 5.3% is about the same as the state average. There are 11 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 16.6.
11.0
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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.
114
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.3%
Lower than 51% of state electorate 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 Dawesville (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52006/dawesville/topic/walkability
