The most walkable neighbourhoods in Perth
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Perth ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Northbridge leads with 98/100, then Subiaco (93) and Leederville (91). 15 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Swanbourne (48).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northbridge | 98 |
| 2 | Subiaco | 93 |
| 3 | Leederville | 91 |
| 4 | Victoria Park | 88 |
| 4 | East Perth | 88 |
| 6 | Mount Lawley | 83 |
| 6 | West Leederville | 83 |
| 8 | Osborne Park | 82 |
| 9 | Mount Hawthorn | 81 |
| 10 | Shenton Park | 80 |
| 11 | South Perth | 76 |
| 11 | Crawley | 76 |
| 13 | Daglish | 75 |
| 14 | Wembley | 73 |
| 15 | Coolbinia | 72 |
| 16 | Yokine | 67 |
| 16 | Burswood | 67 |
| 18 | Joondanna | 66 |
| 19 | Maylands | 63 |
| 20 | Swanbourne | 48 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Perth's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Northbridge
Northbridge is the most central of these five, 400 m south of Perth's busiest point, and scores 98/100. It has the most banks of the five: 65 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Westpac, about a minute away.
Subiaco
Subiaco scores 93/100, 3 km west of Perth's busiest point. 896 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away. More on Subiaco.
Leederville
Leederville scores 91/100, 1.9 km north-west of Perth's busiest point. 950 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. It has the fewest restaurants of the five, 210. More on Leederville.
Victoria Park
Victoria Park lies the furthest out of these five, 4.8 km south-east of Perth's busiest point, and scores 88/100. It has the most schools of the five: 15 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Victoria Park Primary School, about 5 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is banks, with 4.
East Perth
East Perth scores 88/100, 2.3 km south-east of Perth's busiest point. None of the others has as many parks, with 332 in a 30 minute walk; Haig Park Place is the nearest, about a minute away. 88% of its area scores 70 or more. More on East Perth.
Centre and outskirts
The 5 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Perth's centre average 89, and the 15 further out average 74, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Northbridge, 400 m away, scores 98, and the farthest, Swanbourne, 9 km out, scores 48.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Perth.
Perth as a whole scores 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Australia with ranked neighbourhoods: Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide.
Questions about Perth's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Perth?
Northbridge is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Perth, with a walkability score of 98 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Subiaco (93) and Leederville (91).
Which neighbourhoods of Perth are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Swanbourne (48), Maylands (63) and Joondanna (66). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Perth's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Perth scores 75 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.