Canberra - North · 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.
About the same as other parts of the territory, Canberra - North is very walkable with a score of 7.0. Most people can reach a wide range of services on foot, with 81.4% of homes sitting within a 15-minute-city walkshed. This makes it a convenient place to live where daily errands are often possible without a car.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra - North — very walkable of areas.
| Canberra - North | 7.0 |
|---|---|
| 2912, ACT | 8.2 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Canberra - North 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 is considered very walkable, matching the territory-wide score of 6.9. On average, residents have 6.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as the rest of the ACT.
7.0
Very 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.
6.5
Higher than 87% 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.
81.4%
Higher than 83% 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 high, with 99.5% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 98.4% near public transport. While 80.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 63.6% of homes within that same distance.
80.4%
Higher than 82% 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.
98.4%
Higher than 95% 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.
85.3%
Higher than 80% 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.
99.5%
Higher than 96% 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.
63.6%
Higher than 78% 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 terrain is relatively flat with a mean slope of 5.3%, which is about the same as the territory average. There are 140 street intersections per square kilometre.
140
Higher than 87% 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.
5.3%
Higher than 58% 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 Canberra - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE801001/canberra-north/topic/walkability
