# Walkability — Tasmania - North-East Coast

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: Tasmania - North-East Coast (Indigenous Area)

Slightly flatter ground than the state average defines the Tasmania - North-East Coast, but the area remains mostly car-dependent. Only 30.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 53.9%.

The area has a walkability score of 2.7, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Tasmanian score of 4.7, with residents accessing only 2.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 4.5 across the state.

Parks are the most reachable amenity, with 64.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, other services are much harder to reach; only 22.6% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services and 27.3% are near a school, both far below state figures.

The mean terrain slope is 7.1%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average of 8.8%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 2.7 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 2.8 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 30.5% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 34.2% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 30.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 27.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 64.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 22.6% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 1 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 7.1% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601008/tasmania-north-east-coast/topic/walkability