# Walkability — Wallan - Seymour

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: Wallan - Seymour (Indigenous Area)

Far fewer homes have easy access to local services in Wallan - Seymour compared to other parts of Victoria. Only about 30% of households are within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities, leaving the area mostly car-dependent. This gap is most obvious with basic needs, as only a quarter of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services or groceries.

The walkability score for the area is 3.3, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Victorian figure of 6.4, with the typical home having access to only 3.3 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk compared to 6.0 across the state.

Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 74.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, groceries are the hardest to reach on foot; only 25.6% of homes are within 15 minutes of a shop, and over half of all households are more than 30 minutes away from the nearest grocery store.

The average terrain slope is 5.2%, which is about the same as the Victorian average of 4.7%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.3 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.3 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 29.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 25.6% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 54.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 42.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 74.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 24.7% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 2 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 5.2% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE202016/wallan-seymour/topic/walkability