7268, 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.
Far fewer residents can reach local services on foot in postcode 7268 than in other parts of Tasmania. Most people here are mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 2.2 that is far below the state figure of 4.7. Only 27.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7268, TAS — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 7268, TAS | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Launceston | 6.3 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7268, 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.
A typical walk from home in postcode 7268 reaches only 2.4 amenity types, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 4.5. This reflects a general lack of nearby services compared to the rest of the state.
2.2
Mostly 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.
2.4
Lower than 71% 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.
27.9%
Lower than 70% 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 limited, with only 29.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and just 26.0% near public transport, both far below state figures. While parks are the most common amenity, over half of all homes are still more than 30 minutes away from the nearest park, school or health service.
29.1%
Lower than 66% 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.
26.0%
Lower than 67% 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.
30.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
33.6%
Lower than 83% 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.
27.9%
Lower than 54% 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 in postcode 7268 is steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 11.9%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre, and there are 35.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure.
35.3
Higher than 77% 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 66% 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.
11.9%
Higher than 94% 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 7268, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7268/7268-tas/topic/walkability
