3945, 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 residents can walk to local services in postcode 3945 compared to other Victorian areas. The area is car-dependent, with only 24.7% of homes located within a 15-minute walk of a useful amenity, which is far below the state figure of 74.3%. Most people here rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3945, VIC — car-dependent of areas.
| 3945, VIC | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Bass Coast | 4.3 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3945, 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 this area is 1.4, meaning it is car-dependent. This is far below the Victorian average of 6.4, with typical residents having access to only 1.5 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 6.0 across the state.
1.4
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.
1.5
Lower than 82% 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.
24.7%
Lower 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.
Access to essentials is very limited; no homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. While 27.5% of homes are near a park, this is far below the state average of 92.5%, and 100% of residents live more than 30 minutes from a grocery store or health clinic.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
24.0%
Lower than 69% 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.
24.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
27.5%
Lower than 87% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 steeper here than in the rest of Victoria, with a mean slope of 8.1%. There is one intersection per square kilometre, and the area has 12.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure of 15.7.
12.8
Lower than 71% 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 68% 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.
8.1%
Higher than 82% 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 3945, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3945/3945-vic/topic/walkability
