Gellibrand · Federal Electorate
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.
Nearly 96% of homes in Gellibrand are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, though there are fewer total amenities per person than in other Victorian areas. This makes the suburb very walkable, with 80.9% of residents having a wide range of services within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the state figure.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gellibrand — very walkable of areas.
| Gellibrand | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 7.1 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gellibrand 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.
Gellibrand is considered very walkable with a score of 6.8. The typical resident has about 6.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as across Victoria.
6.8
Very walkable of federal electorate 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 64% of federal electorate 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.
80.9%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate 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.
Walking is easiest for nature and transport, with 98.8% of homes near a park and 95.6% near public transport. While most people can easily reach schools and groceries, health services are the hardest to access, with 62.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk, slightly below the state figure.
83.3%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.6%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate 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.
87.9%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.8%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate 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.
62.8%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate 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 area is mostly flat with a mean terrain slope of 2.7%, which is a little below the Victorian average. There are 240 street intersections per square kilometre, but the 12.0 amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
12.0
Lower than 76% of federal electorate 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.
240
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.7%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate 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 Gellibrand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED215/gellibrand/topic/walkability
