Melbourne · 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.
A walker's paradise is how Melbourne is described, with a score of 9.4 that is well above the Victorian figure of 6.4. Nearly every home in the area has a 15-minute-city walkshed, meaning daily needs are just a short trip away. This exceptional access is seen across almost every single household in the city.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Melbourne | 9.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 7.1 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Melbourne 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.
Melbourne's walkability score is 9.4, which is well above the Victorian figure of 6.4. Most homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a rate far above the 74.3% seen across Victoria.
9.4
A walker's paradise 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.
7.9
Higher than 99% 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.
99.4%
Higher than 99% 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 is easiest for public transport, food and drink, and parks, with over 97% of homes within a 5-minute walk of these. Schools are the hardest to reach by foot, with only 38% of homes within a 5-minute walk, though 97.6% are still within 15 minutes.
99.4%
Higher than 99% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
97.6%
Higher than 97% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 97% 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.
98.5%
Higher than 99% 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.
The area has 622 intersections per square kilometre and 20.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the Victorian figure. The typical terrain slope is 9.1%, well above the state average of 4.7%.
20.1
Higher than 53% 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.
622
Higher than 99% 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.
9.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/walkability
