How walkable is Bentley?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bentley has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Perth, which scores 75 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
558 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bentley. The nearest grocery is IGA Bentley, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries and parks. It is weakest for banks and culture & entertainment.
- St James Supermarket Express & Lotto12 min
- G Mart21 min
- Bacetto Pizza6 min
- Market By Aroma - Bentley Tafe9 min
- Manning Road Farmers Market7 min
- Acacia Pharmacy Bentley11 min
- Jarrah Cafe15 min
- Bookmark Cafe19 min
- Westpac ATM Bentley25 min
- Dumond Park3 min
- Bunning Park3 min
- Bentley Primary School10 min
- Rehoboth Christian Primary School15 min
- Curtin Library 10515 min
- Curtin University Library19 min
- Norman Dufty Lecture Theatre20 min
- Tim Winton Lecture Theatre21 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bentley at -32.0085, 115.9065. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 109 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bentley
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of Bentley. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Perth
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| South Perth | 5.1 km | 76 |
| Leederville | 10.4 km | 91 |
| Subiaco | 10.4 km | 93 |
| Bassendean | 12.2 km | 64 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Perth page.
Questions about walking in Bentley
Is Bentley walkable?
Partly. Bentley in Perth has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Bentley more walkable than the rest of Perth?
Bentley is less walkable than Perth as a whole: it scores 67, against 75 for the 5 km around Perth's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Perth neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Perth?
Of the 5 Perth neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Subiaco (93), Leederville (91) and South Perth (76).
How is the walkability score of Bentley calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Bentley it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.3 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.