Perth · 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.
Health services are the hardest local amenity to reach on foot in Perth (WA), though most other daily needs are within a short stroll. This very walkable area sees 74.1% of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 64.0%.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Perth — very walkable of areas.
| Perth | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| 6021, WA | 6.2 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Perth 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 area is very walkable with a score of 6.2, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.4. Residents have access to an average of 5.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
6.2
Very 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.
5.9
Higher than 74% 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.
74.1%
Higher than 64% 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.
Almost all homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park (97.2%) or public transport (95.3%), both far above state figures. While 81.3% of homes can reach a school and 70.3% can reach groceries within 15 minutes, only 55.8% are within a similar walk of health services.
70.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
95.3%
Higher than 92% 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.
81.3%
Higher than 65% 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.
97.2%
Higher than 68% 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.
55.8%
Higher than 66% 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.
Street connectivity stands at 166 intersections per square kilometre. The terrain slope of 6.1% is about the same as the Western Australian average, while there are 15.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure.
15.2
Lower than 60% 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.
166
Higher than 99% 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.
6.1%
Higher than 68% 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL501001/perth/topic/walkability
