Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats · Indigenous Location
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.
Far fewer homes have a 15-minute walk to a variety of services in Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats compared to the Victorian average. While many residents can easily reach parks and transport, the area is only somewhat walkable because essential services like health and groceries are often too far to reach on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats 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 overall walkability score for the area is 5.3, which is considered somewhat walkable. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 6.4, and only 55.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state's 74.3%.
5.3
Somewhat walkable of indigenous location 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.
5.2
Higher than 66% of indigenous location 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.
55.9%
Higher than 57% of indigenous location 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.
Public transport and parks are very accessible, with 86.8% of homes near transport and 92.7% near a park. However, access to other essentials is much lower than the state average, especially for health services (47.8%) and groceries (59.3%).
59.3%
Higher than 58% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
86.8%
Higher than 69% of indigenous location 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.
63.9%
Lower than 51% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
92.7%
Higher than 60% of indigenous location 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.
47.8%
Higher than 60% of indigenous location 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 local terrain has a mean slope of 5.0%, which is about the same as across Victoria. There are 54 street intersections per square kilometre.
54
Higher than 69% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.0%
Higher than 59% of indigenous location 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 Maiden Gully - Kangaroo Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC20200306/maiden-gully-kangaroo-flats/topic/walkability
