7301, 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 homes in postcode 7301 are within a 15-minute walk of key services than in the rest of Tasmania. This area is considered somewhat walkable, with 60.6% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. It offers slightly better access to amenities than the state average.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7301, TAS — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 7301, TAS | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Northern Midlands | 4.0 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7301, 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 walkability score is 5.0, which means the area is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Tasmanian figure of 4.7, and residents have an average of 5.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
5.0
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.
5.2
Higher than 68% 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.
60.6%
Higher than 63% 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 local spots is well above the state average, especially for health services and parks, where 82.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. While nearly half of the area can reach health services in 15 minutes, schools are the hardest to reach, with 19% of homes more than 30 minutes away.
59.2%
Higher than 63% 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.
74.6%
Higher than 63% 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.
56.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
82.3%
Higher than 59% 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.
46.9%
Higher than 63% 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 is much flatter than the Tasmanian average, with a mean slope of 3.3%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre, and there are 19.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents.
19.1
Higher than 53% 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 67% 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.
3.3%
Lower than 81% 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 7301, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7301/7301-tas/topic/walkability
