Bunbury · Urban Area
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.
Almost 88% of Bunbury homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, but far fewer can easily reach shops or doctors. This makes Bunbury somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.3, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bunbury — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bunbury | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| 6230, WA | 5.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bunbury 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.
About 57.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the state figure of 64.0%. Residents typically find about 5.2 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a result that is about the same as across Western Australia.
5.3
Somewhat walkable of urban area 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 69% of urban area 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.
57.1%
Higher than 58% of urban area 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.
While 93.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, access to essentials is harder, as 55.4% can reach groceries and 44.2% can reach health services within that time—both figures are well below the state average. Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 67% of homes just a 5-minute walk away.
55.4%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
87.7%
Higher than 70% of urban area 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.
73.3%
Higher than 75% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
93.5%
Higher than 74% of urban area 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.
44.2%
Higher than 62% of urban area 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 terrain in Bunbury is a little flatter than the Western Australian average, with a mean slope of 4.4%. There are 36 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 14.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure.
14.9
Higher than 50% of urban area 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.
36
Higher than 75% of urban area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.4%
Lower than 64% of urban area 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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5003/bunbury/topic/walkability
