7248, 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.
About 82.2% of homes in postcode 7248 can reach five or more essential services within a 15-minute walk, a figure far above the Tasmanian average. This makes the area very walkable, with a score of 6.8. Most residents can easily reach a wide variety of amenities without needing a car.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7248, TAS — very walkable of areas.
| 7248, TAS | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Launceston | 6.3 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7248, 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 very walkable with a score of 6.8, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 4.7. On average, there are 6.6 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.5 across the state.
6.8
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.
6.6
Higher 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.
82.2%
Higher than 79% 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 far above the state average, especially for health services (74.3%) and groceries (85.6%). While almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park, the easiest trips are to public transport and parks, which are within a 5-minute walk for 65% and 64% of homes respectively.
85.6%
Higher than 83% 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.
88.6%
Higher than 71% 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.
83.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.7%
Higher than 76% 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.
74.3%
Higher than 83% 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 landscape is flatter than much of Tasmania, with a mean terrain slope of 4.7%. There are 102 intersections per square kilometre, though the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state average at 13.9.
13.9
Lower 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.
102
Higher than 75% 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.
4.7%
Lower than 56% 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 7248, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7248/7248-tas/topic/walkability
