# Walkability — South-West Central Victoria

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: South-West Central Victoria (Indigenous Area)

A walkability score of 3.7 makes South-West Central Victoria mostly car-dependent, which is far below the Victorian figure of 6.4. Only 43.7% of homes have the essential services of a 15-minute city within reach, a gap of 31 points compared to the state average.

The area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.7, which is far below the Victorian average of 6.4. Typical residents have access to only 3.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the state figure of 6.0.

Access to basics is far below state levels, with only 33.1% of homes within 15 minutes of health services. While parks are the most reachable amenity for 70.1% of homes, health services are the hardest to reach, as 51% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from one.

The average terrain slope is 5.4%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure of 4.7%. There is one intersection per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.7 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.8 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 43.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 46.9% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 49.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 44.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 70.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 33.1% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 1 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 5.4% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE202012/south-west-central-victoria/topic/walkability