Yarra Ranges · Indigenous Area
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 homes are within a short walk of a park or bus stop than a shop or doctor in Yarra Ranges. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though it is well below the Victorian figure. Only 56.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Yarra Ranges — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yarra Ranges 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.
The walkability score for Yarra Ranges is 4.9, making it somewhat walkable. This is well below Victoria's figure of 6.4, and the area has a little fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
4.9
Somewhat walkable of indigenous area 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.
4.8
Higher than 70% of indigenous area 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.
56.9%
Higher than 65% of indigenous area 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.
Access to essentials is far below the state average, especially for health services and groceries, which are only within a 15-minute walk for 44.8% and 55.1% of homes. While 84.9% of homes are near a park, this is still well below the Victorian figure of 92.5%.
55.1%
Higher than 59% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
71.5%
Higher than 66% of indigenous area 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.
66.6%
Higher than 61% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
84.9%
Higher than 62% of indigenous area 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.
44.8%
Higher than 60% of indigenous area 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 is much steeper here than across Victoria, with a mean slope of 10.1%. There are 8 intersections per square kilometre across the street network.
8
Higher than 61% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
10.1%
Higher than 97% of indigenous area 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 Yarra Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE201020/yarra-ranges/topic/walkability
