Kalgoorlie - Boulder · 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.
Only 53% of homes in Kalgoorlie - Boulder pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 64%. Despite this, the area is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 5.4. Residents generally find it easy to reach parks and transport on foot, though accessing health services is much harder.
All urban centre 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 walkability score for the area is 5.4, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure, and the average number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk is 5.0.
5.4
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.
5.0
Higher than 57% 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.
53.0%
Lower than 55% 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 public transport, parks, schools and groceries is well above the state average, with 90% of homes within a 10-minute walk of transport. However, access to health services is much lower than the state average, with only 38.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
68.5%
Higher than 58% 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.
90.0%
Higher than 83% 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.
76.8%
Higher than 58% 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.
92.6%
Higher than 50% 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.
38.8%
Higher than 56% 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 land is quite flat, with a mean terrain slope of 2.5% which is well below the Western Australian average. There are 42 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
11.7
Lower than 72% 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.
42
Higher than 64% 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.
2.5%
Lower than 90% 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 Kalgoorlie - Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512004/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/walkability
