3272, VIC · 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 walkability score of 4.3 makes postcode 3272 somewhat walkable, though this is well below the Victorian average of 6.4. While many homes are near parks and schools, the area struggles with essential services. Most strikingly, no one in the region lives within a 15-minute walk of health services.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3272, VIC — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3272, VIC 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.
About 71.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the state figure. On average, there are 5 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little below the Victorian average of 6.
4.3
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.
71.2%
Higher than 72% 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 parks and schools is relatively common, but 67.8% of homes near public transport is far below the state average. The biggest gap is in healthcare, as 100% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from health services.
70.3%
Higher than 73% 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.
67.8%
Higher than 59% 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.
73.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
76.3%
Higher than 53% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 is relatively flat with a mean slope of 2.9%, which is a little below the state figure. There are 17.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the Victorian average, and there are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
17.1
Lower than 53% 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.
0
Lower than 78% 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.
2.9%
Lower than 89% 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 3272, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3272/3272-vic/topic/walkability
