Walla Walla · Urban Centre
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.
Zero homes in Walla Walla are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, though almost every household can reach groceries, health services, and parks on foot. This creates a unique environment where most daily needs are accessible within a short walk, despite the total lack of nearby transit. The area is considered somewhat walkable overall.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Walla Walla — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Walla Walla | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| 2659, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Walla Walla 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.
Nearly all homes (99.2%) have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This accessibility helps Walla Walla achieve a walkability score of 5.7, making it somewhat walkable.
5.7
Somewhat walkable of urban centre 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.
6.7
Higher than 88% of urban centre 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.
99.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre 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.
Daily essentials are very close by, with 99.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 96.1% near health services. This stands in stark contrast to public transport, where 100% of homes are more than a 30-minute walk from a stop.
99.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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.
81.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre 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.
96.1%
Higher than 96% of urban centre 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 quite flat with a mean slope of 2.4%, well below the state average of 6.8%. There are 88 intersections per square kilometre and 41.4 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
41.4
Higher than 84% of urban centre 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.
88
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre 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 Walla Walla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121113/walla-walla/topic/walkability
