Western Australia · State / Territory
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.
About 64% of homes in Western Australia meet the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach five of eight key amenities on foot. Overall, the state is considered somewhat walkable. Most people can easily reach a park or public transport, but health services and groceries are less accessible for many.
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Western Australia 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 typical walkability score for Western Australia is 5.4, which is considered somewhat walkable. On average, there are 5.2 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk of home.
5.4
Somewhat walkable of state / territory 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
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.
64.0%
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 nature and transport is strong, with 88.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 80.9% near public transport. However, essential services are harder to reach, as only 48.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services.
61.5%
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
80.9%
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.
71.9%
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
88.9%
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.
48.5%
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 across the state is 5.7%, and there are 16.6 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents. Street connectivity is recorded at 0 intersections per square kilometre.
16.6
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
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.7%
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 Western Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/5/western-australia/topic/walkability
