Margaret River · 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.
Just over half of homes in Margaret River pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 64%. The area is considered somewhat walkable, though residents find it much easier to reach a park than a public transport stop. Most homes have a good range of nearby amenities, but the overall walking score is a little below the state average.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Margaret River — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Margaret River | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| 6285, WA | 3.4 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Margaret River 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 4.7, making it somewhat walkable. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.4, and only 50.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of five or more different amenity types.
4.7
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.
4.8
Higher than 53% 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.
50.4%
Lower than 57% 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 or school is common, with 92.5% and 76.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, both well above state figures. Conversely, public transport is far less accessible, with only 25.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk compared to 80.9% across Western Australia.
56.0%
Lower than 52% 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.
25.6%
Lower than 61% 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.
76.9%
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.
92.5%
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.
47.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
There are 71 intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope is 5.9%, which is about the same as the state average. However, the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 11.0, which is well below the state figure of 16.6.
11.0
Lower than 74% 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.
71
Higher than 86% 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.
5.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514003/margaret-river/topic/walkability
