Central Coast - Devonport · 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.
A walkability score of 4.6 makes Central Coast - Devonport somewhat walkable, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. While over half of the homes have a good mix of amenities within a 15-minute walk, access to health services is notably poor. This creates a varied experience where some daily trips are easy on foot, while others remain difficult.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Central Coast - Devonport — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Central Coast - Devonport 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.
About 51.1% of homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 53.9%. On average, residents have access to 4.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, matching the state average.
4.6
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.
4.5
Higher than 62% 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.
51.1%
Higher than 56% 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 public transport is a strong point, with 76.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk, well above the state's 70.0%. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, as only 33.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state average.
52.4%
Higher than 56% 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.
76.2%
Higher than 69% 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.
56.9%
Lower than 51% 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.
72.5%
Lower than 52% 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.
33.9%
Lower than 58% 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 average terrain slope is 6.7%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average of 8.8%. There are 4 street intersections per square kilometre.
4
Higher than 58% 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.
6.7%
Higher than 79% 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 Central Coast - Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601001/central-coast-devonport/topic/walkability
