Central Goldfields · Council (LGA)
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.
Fewer than half of all homes in Central Goldfields are within a 15-minute walk of a variety of services, a figure far below the Victorian average. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but residents typically have much harder access to essential amenities than people in other parts of the state.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Central Goldfields — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Central Goldfields | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 4.5 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Central Goldfields 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 walkability score for Central Goldfields is 4.0, which is well below the Victorian figure of 6.4. Only 45.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 74.3%.
4.0
Somewhat walkable of council (lga) 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.
4.0
Higher than 50% of council (lga) 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.
45.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) 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 services is limited, with school and health service proximity falling far below state levels. While 74.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, only 39.6% can reach a school and just 35.1% can reach health services in that time.
42.8%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
63.5%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) 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.
39.6%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
74.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) 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.
35.1%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) 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.
There are 23.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the Victorian figure. The area has three intersections per square kilometre and the typical terrain slope is 3.8%, which is about the same as the state average.
23.2
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
3
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.8%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) 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 Central Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21670/central-goldfields/topic/walkability
