2903, ACT · Postcode
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.
Almost every home in postcode 2903 is within walking distance of a school or park, but health services are strikingly out of reach. While most daily needs are accessible, the area is only somewhat walkable overall, with a score of 5.6. Only 60.1% of homes have a full range of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the territory average.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2903, ACT — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 2903, ACT | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 6.9 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2903, 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 area's walkability score of 5.6 means it is somewhat walkable. This is a little below the territory's 6.9, and the number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk is well below the territory figure.
5.6
Somewhat walkable of postcode 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.
5.0
Higher than 66% of postcode 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.
60.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode 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 access is a mixed bag: nearly 99% of homes are near public transport, parks, and schools, with school access far above the territory average. However, access to health services is far below the territory, with 36% of homes more than 30 minutes away from the nearest clinic.
58.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.7%
Higher than 94% of postcode 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.
98.9%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode 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.
2.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode 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 terrain has a 6.0% slope, which is about the same as the territory average. There are 294 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is a little below the territory figure.
17.5
Lower than 51% of postcode 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.
294
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode 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 2903, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2903/2903-act/topic/walkability
