3805, 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.
About 75% of homes in postcode 3805 can reach five or more different amenity types within a 15-minute walk. This makes the area very walkable, with a score of 6.3, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most residents enjoy easy pedestrian access to essential services and green spaces.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3805, VIC — very walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3805, 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.
A walkability score of 6.3 means the area is very walkable. Roughly 75.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and residents typically have 5.9 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as across Victoria.
6.3
Very 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.
5.9
Higher than 75% 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.
75.2%
Higher than 74% 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 basics is a strong point, with 96.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 98.6% near a park, both far above the state figures. While 81.7% can walk to groceries, only 69.9% are within 15 minutes of health services, though both are well above the Victorian average.
81.7%
Higher than 81% 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.
96.2%
Higher than 81% 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.
88.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.6%
Higher than 80% 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.
69.9%
Higher than 80% 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 279 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 3.9%, which is about the same as the state figure. However, there are 9.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the Victorian average of 15.7.
9.9
Lower than 86% 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.
279
Higher than 89% 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.
3.9%
Lower than 69% 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 3805, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3805/3805-vic/topic/walkability
