3978, 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.
Public transport stops are often close by in postcode 3978, yet most daily services remain out of reach on foot. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but with only 33.4% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, it sits far below the Victorian figure of 74.3%. This means while residents can often find a park nearby, they usually need a car for health and shopping.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3978, VIC — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 3978, 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 4.3, which is considered somewhat walkable and well below the Victorian average of 6.4. Residents typically have access to only 3.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 6.0 across Victoria.
4.3
Somewhat 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.
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.
33.4%
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.
Most people have easy access to nature, with 96.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, which is well above the state average. However, access to essential services is much lower; only 36.7% can walk to groceries and just 9% can reach health services within 15 minutes, both far below Victorian figures.
36.7%
Lower than 60% 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.
79.8%
Higher than 66% 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.
76.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
96.7%
Higher than 71% 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.
9.0%
Lower than 66% 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 125 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 3.1%, which is a little below the Victorian average. There are 11.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure well below the state average of 15.7.
11.1
Lower than 80% 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.
125
Higher than 77% 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.
3.1%
Lower than 84% 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 3978, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3978/3978-vic/topic/walkability
