# Walkability — Ballarat

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: Ballarat (Indigenous Area)

Far fewer homes have easy access to health services than other essentials in Ballarat, where only 48.2% of residents can walk to a clinic in 15 minutes. This is a somewhat walkable area, though it sits a little below the Victorian average for overall walkability.

The walkability score for Ballarat is 5.6, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 6.4. Only 64.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the 74.3% seen across Victoria.

Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 93.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, access to health services is far below the state average, with 20% of homes located more than 30 minutes away from the nearest clinic.

The local terrain has a mean slope of 4.8%, which is about the same as the Victorian average. There are 23 street intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 5.6 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 5.5 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 64.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 63.8% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 79.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 70.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 93.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 48.2% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 23 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.8% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE202001/ballarat/topic/walkability