7053, TAS · 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.
More than 93% of homes in postcode 7053 are within a short walk of public transport, yet no home is within 15 minutes of a grocery store. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though the typical resident is far more likely to walk to a park or a health service than to a shop.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7053, TAS — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 7053, TAS | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Kingborough | 4.4 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7053, TAS 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.
About half of all homes (51.1%) have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 53.9%. On average, residents can reach 4.1 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
4.5
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.
4.1
Higher than 54% 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.
51.1%
Higher 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 parks and public transport is far above the state average, with over 93% of homes near transport and 98.3% near a park. However, access to groceries is far below the state average, as every single home is more than 30 minutes away from the nearest store.
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.
93.8%
Higher than 78% 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.
45.3%
Lower 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.
98.3%
Higher than 78% 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.
53.4%
Higher than 69% 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 28 intersections per square kilometre and 25.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Walking can be challenging, however, as the typical terrain slope of 16.2% is well above the state average.
25.3
Higher than 66% 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.
28
Higher 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.
16.2%
Higher than 99% 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 7053, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7053/7053-tas/topic/walkability
