7275, 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.
Only 17.8% of homes in postcode 7275 can reach five or more essential services on foot, a figure far below the Tasmanian average. This makes the area largely car-dependent, as the typical resident has very few amenities within a 15-minute walk.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7275, TAS — car-dependent of areas.
| 7275, TAS | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| West Tamar | 3.5 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7275, 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 walkability score of 1.7 labels this area as car-dependent, which is far below the state figure of 4.7. On average, residents can only access 1.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.5 across Tasmania.
1.7
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.
1.8
Lower than 78% 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.
17.8%
Lower than 76% 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 essential services are a long walk away, with 68% or more of homes taking over 30 minutes to reach groceries, health services, and schools. Only 19.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, while just 18.3% can reach groceries or health services in that time.
18.3%
Lower than 74% 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.
36.8%
Lower than 60% 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.
16.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
19.2%
Lower than 91% 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.
18.3%
Lower than 61% 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 a mean terrain slope of 9.8%, which is about the same as the state average. There is one intersection per square kilometre, and there are 14.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 20.5.
14.9
Lower than 61% 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 70% 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.
9.8%
Higher than 89% 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 7275, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7275/7275-tas/topic/walkability
