3713, 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.
Far fewer homes have easy access to daily essentials in postcode 3713 compared to the rest of Victoria. Most of the area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.0 that is far below the state figure. Only 43.7% of homes have the variety of services nearby needed for a 15-minute city, which is far below the Victorian average of 74.3%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3713, VIC — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 3713, VIC | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Murrindindi | 2.6 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3713, 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 3.0 means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the state figure of 6.4, with residents having access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than those in other Victorian areas.
3.0
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.
3.4
Lower than 58% 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.
43.7%
Lower than 54% 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 far below the state average, especially for health services and groceries, where only about a third or 44% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. While parks are the most reachable amenity, 40% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from health services.
43.8%
Lower than 53% 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.
56.8%
Higher than 53% 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.
54.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
53.6%
Lower than 67% 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.
35.7%
Higher than 53% 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 much steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 10.9%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre, and there are 29.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the Victorian figure of 15.7.
29.3
Higher than 72% 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.
1
Lower than 62% 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.
10.9%
Higher than 92% 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 3713, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3713/3713-vic/topic/walkability
