# Walkability — Latrobe

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: Latrobe (Indigenous Area)

Public transport is easy to reach in Latrobe, but other essential services are far less accessible on foot. Only 56.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Victorian figure of 74.3%. This makes the area somewhat walkable overall.

The walkability score for Latrobe is 5.0, which is well below the Victorian figure of 6.4. This is reflected in the fact that residents have access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in the rest of the state.

While 82.1% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, access to other needs is much harder. Only 53% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and just 37.7% can reach health services in that time, both of which are far below state figures.

The street connectivity in Latrobe is 7 intersections per square kilometre. The average terrain slope is 4.7%, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 5.0 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 4.8 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 56.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 53.0% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 82.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 69.4% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 85.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 37.7% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 7 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.7% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE202008/latrobe/topic/walkability