# Walkability — Tasmania - West 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 - West Coast (Indigenous Area)

Roughly half of the homes in Tasmania - West Coast are within a 15-minute walk of a school or grocery store, making the area somewhat walkable. While accessibility to some services is common, the overall walkability score of 4.4 is about the same as the rest of the state.

About 54.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. Residents generally have around 4.6 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.

Access to health services is well above the state figure, with 42.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, access to parks and public transport is well below the state average, with only 61% of homes near transport and 72.6% near a park.

The average terrain slope is 7.9%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 4.4 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 4.6 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 54.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 52.7% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 61.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 53.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 72.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 42.3% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 0 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 7.9% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601010/tasmania-west-coast/topic/walkability