Meander Valley - Kentish · 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 little flatter than the state average with a mean slope of 7.4%, Meander Valley - Kentish remains mostly car-dependent for daily trips. Only 42.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 53.9%. This means most residents rely on vehicles to reach basic services and shops.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Meander Valley - Kentish — mostly car-dependent of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Meander Valley - Kentish 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.
The area has a walkability score of 3.3, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 4.7. On average, residents can reach 3.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.5 across the state.
3.3
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.3
Lower than 67% 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.
42.2%
Lower than 58% 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 essentials is limited, with health services being the hardest to reach; only 20.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a clinic, far below the state's 39.3%. Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 57.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk, though this is still far below the Tasmanian figure of 78.6%.
46.1%
Lower than 54% 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.
49.1%
Higher than 53% 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.
32.5%
Lower than 84% 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.
57.1%
Lower than 73% 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.
20.1%
Lower than 83% 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.
Street connectivity in the area is 1 intersection per square kilometre. The terrain is slightly less steep than the state average, with a mean slope of 7.4%.
1
Lower 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.
7.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Meander Valley - Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601007/meander-valley-kentish/topic/walkability
