# Walkability — West Tamar - Latrobe

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: West Tamar - Latrobe (Indigenous Area)

Fewer than half of all homes in West Tamar - Latrobe can reach five or more key amenities within a 15-minute walk. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.9, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4.7.

Only 44.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result well below the 53.9% seen across Tasmania. On average, residents have 3.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is a little below the state average of 4.5.

While nearly 70% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, other essentials are harder to reach. Access to schools and groceries is far below the state average, with 41% of homes located more than 30 minutes away from health services.

The area has 4 intersections per square kilometre. Its mean terrain slope is 8.5%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average of 8.8%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.9 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.8 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 44.9% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 40.3% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 69.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 35.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 73.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 26.0% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 4 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 8.5% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601011/west-tamar-latrobe/topic/walkability