Kalgoorlie - Boulder · 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.
Far more homes in Kalgoorlie - Boulder are within a short walk of parks and transport than in the typical Western Australian suburb. While the area is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 5.4, only 52.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Kalgoorlie - Boulder — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Kalgoorlie - Boulder | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 5.3 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kalgoorlie - Boulder 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 resident has access to about five different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
5.4
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.
5.0
Higher than 60% 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.
52.7%
Lower than 53% 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.
Public transport, parks, schools, and groceries are all well above state levels for walking access, with nearly 90% of homes near a stop. However, access to health services is much lower, with only 38.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
68.1%
Higher than 81% 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.
89.4%
Higher than 76% 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.
76.3%
Higher than 81% 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.
92.0%
Higher than 64% 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.
38.5%
Lower than 59% 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 is much flatter than across Western Australia, with a mean slope of 2.5%. There are 35 intersections per square kilometre, but the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
11.7
Lower than 81% 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.
35
Higher than 74% 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.
2.5%
Lower than 99% 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 Kalgoorlie - Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5007/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/walkability
