3797, 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.
Steep terrain with a mean slope of 9.8% makes postcode 3797 much hillier than the state average. This landscape contributes to an area that is mostly car-dependent, where only 40.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is far below the Victorian figure of 74.3%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3797, VIC — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 3797, VIC | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| Yarra Ranges | 4.9 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3797, 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 is 3.7, which is far below the Victorian average of 6.4. Residents typically have access to only 3.9 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a figure well below the state's 6.0.
3.7
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.
3.9
Higher than 51% 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.
40.7%
Lower than 57% 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 state levels, with only 38.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 37.7% near health services. Public transport is the most available amenity, yet 32% of homes are more than a 30-minute walk from health services.
38.6%
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.
44.3%
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.
57.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
59.2%
Lower than 62% 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.
37.7%
Higher than 55% 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 2 intersections per square kilometre. While the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 14.9, which is about the same as the state's 15.7, the hilly terrain makes these harder to reach on foot.
14.9
Lower than 61% 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.
9.8%
Higher 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 3797, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3797/3797-vic/topic/walkability
