Busselton · 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.
Far fewer people can reach daily needs on foot in Busselton compared to other parts of Western Australia. While most homes are near a park, the area is mostly car-dependent as only 28% of homes have a 15-minute walk to a variety of local services.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Busselton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Busselton | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 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 3.9, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4, with residents accessing far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.6
Lower than 64% 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.
28.0%
Lower than 63% 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.
Walking to a park is easy, with 93.4% of homes within 15 minutes, well above the state figure. However, access to other essentials is much lower, with only 35.9% of homes near a school and 19.7% near health services, both far below Western Australia.
36.7%
Lower than 61% 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.
82.1%
Higher than 73% 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.
35.9%
Lower than 71% 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.
93.4%
Higher than 53% 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.
19.7%
Lower than 51% 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 in Busselton is flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 2.7%. There are 64 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is a little below the Western Australian figure.
13.4
Lower than 66% 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.
64
Higher than 82% 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.
2.7%
Lower than 86% 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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512002/busselton/topic/walkability
