Walkability ranking · WA

The most walkable suburbs in Western Australia.

Suburbs with the highest walk scores, perfect for car-free or car-light lifestyles. Filtered to Western Australia suburbs only.

About this ranking

Walkability isn't just about cafes, well-connected suburbs with high walk scores tend to retain value better in downturns and attract a wider buyer pool when sold. The walk-score-driven ranking favours inner-ring suburbs with mixed-use streets, transport, and dense neighbourhood retail.

Western Australia property market in 2026

Western Australia has been the most explosive market of the last four years, with Perth median house prices roughly doubling between 2020 and 2025. The combination of mining-sector wages, internal migration, and historically tight supply created a genuine boom. As 2026 unfolds, the pace is moderating but not reversing, rental vacancies remain near 1%, and supply additions are well below population-driven demand. Regional WA (Geraldton, Bunbury, Kalgoorlie) has tracked Perth with a lag.

Buyer tip, WA
WA has the Keystart shared-equity loan scheme, which is uniquely generous: lower deposit thresholds, no LMI, and access for buyers earning up to $135K (couples). Worth checking eligibility before defaulting to a standard lender pre-approval.
Watch out, WA
Perth's commodity-cycle exposure means downturns can be sharper than east-coast markets. Build a buffer for the next mining-sector slowdown, don't borrow at maximum capacity assuming current Perth prices represent a permanent floor.
Methodology
Walk score is computed from OpenStreetMap data, counts of nearby amenities, transit stops, and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure within typical walking distance of the suburb centroid. Refreshed quarterly. Higher is better; 90+ is exceptional.
Best for
Apartment buyers; downsizers who want to walk to local shops; renters of investment properties (walkability is a tenant-demand multiplier); car-free or one-car households.

By stateAll Australia NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

By cityMost walkable suburbs in Perth

Showing top 50 suburbs in Western Australia

The price beside a suburb is the median its own page publishes; a dash means none is published. Prices for Western Australia are ABS statistical-area (SA2) medians: each is the median for the area that carries the suburb's name. An SA2 can take in surrounding localities, so a figure can differ from sales in the suburb itself.

#	Suburb	State	Walk score	Median price	Profile
1	Northbridge 6003	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
2	Leederville 6902	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
3	Leederville 6007	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
4	Cannington 6107	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
5	Leederville 6900	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
6	Claremont 6010	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
7	East Victoria Park 6101	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
8	Mount Lawley 6050	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
9	Perth East St Georges Tce 6832	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
10	Highgate 6003	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
11	Centennial Park 6330	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
12	Booragoon 6954	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
13	Osborne Park 6017	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
14	Victoria Park 6100	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
15	South Fremantle 6162	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
16	West Leederville 6007	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
17	Mount Hawthorn 6016	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
18	East Perth 6004	WA	100/100	$1.4M	View profile →
19	Jolimont 6014	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
20	West Perth 6005	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
21	Perth 6000	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
22	Myaree 6154	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
23	Northbridge 6803	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
24	Subiaco 6008	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
25	North Perth 6006	WA	100/100	$1.3M	View profile →
26	Warwick 6024	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
27	Booragoon 6154	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
28	Cannington 6980	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
29	Claremont North 6010	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
30	Bunbury 6230	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
31	Albany 6330	WA	100/100	$550K	View profile →
32	Joondalup 6027	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
33	East Bunbury 6230	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
34	Leederville 6903	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
35	Northbridge 6865	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
36	Cannington 6987	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
37	Subiaco East 6008	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
38	Maddington 6109	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
39	Hamersley 6022	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
40	Karrinyup 6018	WA	100/100	–	View profile →
41	East Fremantle 6158	WA	98/100	$1.8M	View profile →
42	Hilton 6163	WA	98/100	–	View profile →
43	Ardross 6153	WA	96/100	–	View profile →
44	Manjimup 6258	WA	94/100	$340K	View profile →
45	Menora 6050	WA	92/100	–	View profile →
46	Busselton 6280	WA	88/100	–	View profile →
47	Applecross 6153	WA	86/100	–	View profile →
48	Applecross North 6153	WA	84/100	–	View profile →
49	Maylands 6931	WA	82/100	–	View profile →
50	Inglewood 6052	WA	80/100	–	View profile →

#1Northbridge

WA 6003

Walk score

100/100

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#2Leederville

WA 6902

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#3Leederville

WA 6007

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#4Cannington

WA 6107

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#5Leederville

WA 6900

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#6Claremont

WA 6010

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#7East Victoria Park

WA 6101

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#8Mount Lawley

WA 6050

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#9Perth East St Georges Tce

WA 6832

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#10Highgate

WA 6003

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#11Centennial Park

WA 6330

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#12Booragoon

WA 6954

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#13Osborne Park

WA 6017

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#14Victoria Park

WA 6100

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#15South Fremantle

WA 6162

Walk score

100/100

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#16West Leederville

WA 6007

Walk score

100/100

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#17Mount Hawthorn

WA 6016

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#18East Perth

WA 6004

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.4M

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#19Jolimont

WA 6014

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#20West Perth

WA 6005

Walk score

100/100

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#21Perth

WA 6000

Walk score

100/100

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#22Myaree

WA 6154

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#23Northbridge

WA 6803

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#24Subiaco

WA 6008

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#25North Perth

WA 6006

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.3M

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#26Warwick

WA 6024

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#27Booragoon

WA 6154

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#28Cannington

WA 6980

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#29Claremont North

WA 6010

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#30Bunbury

WA 6230

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#31Albany

WA 6330

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$550K

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#32Joondalup

WA 6027

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#33East Bunbury

WA 6230

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#34Leederville

WA 6903

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#35Northbridge

WA 6865

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#36Cannington

WA 6987

Walk score

100/100

Median price

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#37Subiaco East

WA 6008

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#38Maddington

WA 6109

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#39Hamersley

WA 6022

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#40Karrinyup

WA 6018

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#41East Fremantle

WA 6158

Walk score

98/100

Median price

$1.8M

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#42Hilton

WA 6163

Walk score

98/100

Median price

–

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#43Ardross

WA 6153

Walk score

96/100

Median price

–

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#44Manjimup

WA 6258

Walk score

94/100

Median price

$340K

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#45Menora

WA 6050

Walk score

92/100

Median price

–

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#46Busselton

WA 6280

Walk score

88/100

Median price

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#47Applecross

WA 6153

Walk score

86/100

Median price

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#48Applecross North

WA 6153

Walk score

84/100

Median price

–

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#49Maylands

WA 6931

Walk score

82/100

Median price

–

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#50Inglewood

WA 6052

Walk score

80/100

Median price

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Common questions

About this ranking

Are walkable suburbs always more expensive?

Generally yes, walkability is priced into median values, particularly for apartments and townhouses. The exception is some emerging inner-ring suburbs whose walkability has improved through new transit infrastructure but where prices haven't caught up yet.

Does walkability drive rental yield?

It drives rental demand and vacancy rates more than absolute yield. Highly walkable suburbs typically have lower vacancy and shorter days-on-market when re-letting, both reduce the effective vacancy cost on a rental investment.

How does walkability differ from transit score?

Walk score measures access to amenities on foot. Transit score measures public transport access. The two correlate but aren't identical, some apartment-heavy suburbs have moderate walk scores but exceptional transit, and vice versa.

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The most walkable suburbs in Western Australia.

Western Australia property market in 2026

Buyer tip, WA

Watch out, WA

Methodology

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About this ranking

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