7214, 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.
Almost no homes in postcode 7214 have a 15-minute walk to essential services, making the area car-dependent. While some residents can reach a park or transport quickly, most daily needs require a vehicle. This is reflected in a walkability score of 1.6, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 4.7.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7214, TAS — car-dependent of areas.
| 7214, TAS | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| Break O'Day | 2.3 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7214, 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.
The area is considered car-dependent, with a walkability score of 1.6, far below the state average. No homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and the typical number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk is just 1.9, compared to 4.5 across Tasmania.
1.6
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.
1.9
Lower than 77% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 61% of homes within a 15-minute walk, but no homes are within that distance of a school, health service, or grocery store. Access to public transport is also far below the state average, with only 33.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk.
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.
33.7%
Lower than 62% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
61.0%
Lower than 60% 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.
There are 47.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the Tasmanian figure. The mean terrain slope is 7.2%, a little below the state average, and there are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
47.6
Higher 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.
0
Lower than 81% 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.
7.2%
Higher than 75% 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 7214, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7214/7214-tas/topic/walkability
