2912, 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.
A walker's paradise, postcode 2912 is a little above the Territory average for walkability with a score of 8.2. Most residents enjoy a highly accessible lifestyle, as 93.5% of homes are located within a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is far above the Territory figure of 81.9%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2912, ACT — a walker's paradise of areas.
| 2912, ACT | 8.2 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated ACT | 6.9 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2912, 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 8.2 makes it a walker's paradise, which is a little above the Territory average of 6.9. Residents have access to 7.5 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the 6.5 seen across the Territory.
8.2
A walker's paradise 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.
7.5
Higher than 93% 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.
93.5%
Higher than 86% 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.
Access to essentials is excellent, with health services and groceries being far above the Territory average for those within a 15-minute walk. While 100% of homes are near a park, the easiest strolls are to parks and public transport, which 97% and 92% of homes can reach in five minutes.
93.7%
Higher than 92% 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 95% 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.
87.5%
Higher than 81% 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 86% 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.
93.5%
Higher than 95% 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.
There are 86 street intersections per square kilometre, and the terrain slope is 4.8%, which is about the same as the Territory average. The area provides 22.0 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the Territory figure of 19.2.
22.0
Higher than 60% 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.
86
Higher than 73% 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.
4.8%
Lower than 54% 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 2912, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2912/2912-act/topic/walkability
