# Walkability — Monash

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.

Area: Monash (Indigenous Area)

A gentle slope of 4.5% makes Monash a very walkable area. Almost every home here is part of a 15-minute city, with 96.7% of residents able to reach a variety of local services on foot. This puts the area a little above the Victorian average for walkability.

The area is rated as very walkable, with a score of 7.7. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 6.4, with residents typically having 7.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.

Access to essentials is far above the state average, especially for health services (87.8%) and groceries (93.8%). While 100% of homes are near a park, only 22% of residents can reach general services within a 5-minute stroll.

The terrain is about the same as the rest of Victoria, with a mean slope of 4.5%. There are 307 street intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 7.7 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 7.4 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 96.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 93.8% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 98.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 97.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 87.8% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 307 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.5% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE201014/monash/topic/walkability