Franklin · 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.
More than 70% of homes in Franklin are within a short walk of public transport, but far fewer can easily reach shops or doctors. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with a score of 4.5, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Franklin — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Franklin | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 4.1 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Franklin 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.
About 52.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result that is a little below the state average. Residents have access to about 4.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
4.5
Somewhat 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.
4.4
Lower than 73% 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.
52.6%
Lower than 67% 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.
While 81% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, access to groceries (49.5%) and health services (35.9%) is well below the state average. For many, the walk to a doctor or shop is long, with 37% of homes being beyond a 30-minute walk from health services.
49.5%
Lower 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.
70.7%
Lower than 71% 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.
50.9%
Lower than 81% 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.
81.0%
Lower than 74% 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.
35.9%
Lower than 72% 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 terrain in Franklin is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 10.3%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre and 20.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents.
20.8
Higher than 88% 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.
2
Lower than 83% 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.
10.3%
Higher 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED604/franklin/topic/walkability
