3523, 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.
Very few essential services are within a short walk for people in postcode 3523, making the area mostly car-dependent. Only 33.2% of homes have the basic amenities of a 15-minute city, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 74.3%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3523, VIC — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 3523, VIC | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Bendigo | 5.1 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3523, 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 for the area is 2.9, which means it is mostly car-dependent and far below the Victorian figure of 6.4. On average, there are only 2.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 6.0 across Victoria.
2.9
Mostly car-dependent 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.
2.9
Lower than 64% 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.
33.2%
Lower than 65% 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 daily needs is much lower than the state average, with only 32.4% of homes within 15 minutes of a school and just 33% near health services. While parks are the most common amenity, 38% of homes are still more than a 30-minute walk from one.
38.9%
Lower than 58% 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.
33.3%
Lower than 62% 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.
32.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
46.3%
Lower than 74% 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.
33.0%
Higher than 51% 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 slope is 5.1%, which is about the same as the Victorian average of 4.7%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 21.4 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 15.7.
21.4
Higher than 59% 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 56% 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.
5.1%
Higher than 52% 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 3523, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3523/3523-vic/topic/walkability
