Fitzroy Crossing · 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.
More homes in Fitzroy Crossing have essential services within a short walk than in most Western Australian towns. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, the layout ensures that 92.1% of households can reach local amenities within 15 minutes, far exceeding the state figure of 64%. This makes everyday trips to the shops or health services very accessible for most residents.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Fitzroy Crossing — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Fitzroy Crossing | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| 6765, WA | 4.8 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Fitzroy Crossing 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 5.3, which is described as somewhat walkable and about the same as the Western Australian average. On average, there are 6.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little above the state figure of 5.2.
5.3
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.
6.4
Higher than 83% 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.
92.1%
Higher than 85% 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.
Most residents can easily reach a park, school, health service, or grocer within 15 minutes, with these figures all far above the state average. In contrast, public transport is entirely unavailable, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.
92.5%
Higher than 84% 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.
84.8%
Higher than 70% 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.
95.1%
Higher than 58% 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.
82.4%
Higher than 83% 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 very flat, with a mean slope of 2.2% which is well below the Western Australian average of 5.7%. There are 20 intersections per square kilometre and 24.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 16.6.
24.5
Higher than 64% 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.
20
Lower than 70% 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.
2.2%
Lower than 96% 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 Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515014/fitzroy-crossing/topic/walkability
