ACT · Indigenous Region
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.
A mean terrain slope of 5.5% defines the landscape across the ACT, which maintains a very walkable environment. Most homes are well-positioned for daily needs, with 81.9% of residents having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is ACT — very walkable of areas.
| ACT | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 5.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in ACT 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 territory's walkability score is 6.9, which is considered very walkable. This matches the broader ACT figure, with an average of 6.5 amenity types located within a 15-minute walk of home.
6.9
Very walkable of indigenous region 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 98% of indigenous region 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.
81.9%
Higher than 98% of indigenous region 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 green space and transit is excellent, with 99.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 97.6% near public transport. However, reaching health services is less common, with only 64.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a clinic or doctor.
80.0%
Higher than 97% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.6%
Higher than 99% of indigenous region 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.
85.4%
Higher than 98% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.4%
Higher than 99% of indigenous region 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.
64.3%
Higher than 94% of indigenous region 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 street network features 44 intersections per square kilometre. The average terrain slope across the region is 5.5%.
44
Higher than 95% of indigenous region areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.5%
Higher than 71% of indigenous region 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 ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG801/act/topic/walkability
