Churchill Island vs Newhaven

Newhaven and Churchill Island are neighbouring areas in Victoria, though they differ greatly in how people get around. Newhaven is a somewhat walkable area where 87.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 87% are near public transport. In contrast, Churchill Island is mostly car-dependent, with 0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, schools, or public transport. Newhaven also has a far higher average school size of 406 compared to 151 in Churchill Island.

Both areas have similar street connectivity, with about 14 to 15 intersections per square kilometre. This shared layout exists even though Newhaven has more amenities and public transport stops. While Churchill Island is more hilly, with a well higher mean terrain slope of 6.9% compared to 3.3% in Newhaven, both are located a similar distance from the city, taking between 85 and 92 minutes to arrive.