3478, 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 high number of local amenities are available per person in postcode 3478, but they are spread out across a large area. The walkability score is 4.4, which means the area is somewhat walkable. While most people can reach a park or the shops on foot, access to health services and public transport is much lower than across Victoria.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3478, VIC — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3478, 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.
The walkability score of 4.4 is well below the Victorian average of 6.4. Only 71.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and the variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk is well below the state figure.
4.4
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.
4.8
Higher than 63% 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.
71.4%
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.
Parks are the easiest to reach, with 82.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, health services are a major gap, with only 42.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far below the state average of 64.2%. Public transport access is also far below the state average, with only 43.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk.
72.7%
Higher than 74% 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.
43.7%
Lower than 55% 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.
66.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
82.9%
Higher than 59% 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.
42.9%
Higher than 59% 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 area has two intersections per square kilometre, and the terrain slope is about the same as the Victorian average. There are 24 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 15.7.
24.0
Higher than 64% 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.
2
Lower than 55% 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.
4.1%
Lower than 66% 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 3478, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3478/3478-vic/topic/walkability
