Busselton · 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.
A gentle average slope of 3.8% makes Busselton slightly flatter than the state average, yet the area remains mostly car-dependent. Only 24% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a variety of services, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%. This means most residents rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Busselton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Busselton | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 3.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Busselton 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 Busselton is 3.3, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the state average of 5.4, and residents have access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in other parts of Western Australia.
3.3
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.0
Lower than 93% 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.
24.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Access to daily needs is limited, with health services being the hardest to reach; only 11.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a doctor or clinic. In contrast, parks are the most accessible amenity, with 79.2% of homes located within a 15-minute walk, though this is still well below the state average.
30.7%
Lower than 94% 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.
70.6%
Lower than 72% 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.
28.1%
Lower than 99% 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.
79.2%
Lower than 76% 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.
11.7%
Lower than 96% 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 area has 4 intersections per square kilometre. While the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is about the same as the state average, the terrain is a little flatter than across Western Australia.
16.8
Higher than 62% 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.
4
Lower than 91% 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.
3.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5004/busselton/topic/walkability
