Brighton · 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 stark gap in health service access defines the walking experience in Brighton, where a huge 76% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from a clinic. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, only 48.3% of residents have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the Tasmanian figure.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Brighton — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Brighton | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 5.6 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Brighton 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.
Brighton's walkability score is 4.2, meaning it is somewhat walkable. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4.7, and residents have a little fewer types of amenities within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
4.2
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.
3.9
Lower than 51% 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.
48.3%
Higher than 50% 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.
Walking to public transport, parks and groceries is common, with these rates all sitting above the Tasmanian average. However, access to health services is far below the state figure, with 0% of homes within a 5-minute walk of a clinic.
58.3%
Higher than 68% 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.
75.9%
Higher than 73% 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.
55.2%
Higher than 51% 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.
81.4%
Higher than 65% 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.
12.4%
Lower than 89% 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 local terrain is a little flatter than the rest of Tasmania, with a mean slope of 7.4%. There are 9 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
15.3
Lower than 64% 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.
9
Higher than 72% 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.
7.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60410/brighton/topic/walkability
