7306, 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.
A typical slope of 9.7% makes postcode 7306 a challenging place to get around on foot. This is a car-dependent area where only 27.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of local amenities. Most residents live far from essential services, with a walkability score of 2.0 that is far below the Tasmanian figure.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7306, TAS — car-dependent of areas.
| 7306, TAS | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Meander Valley | 3.7 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7306, 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 2.0, which is far below the Tasmanian average of 4.7. On average, there are only two types of amenities within a 15-minute walk for residents, compared to 4.5 across the state.
2.0
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.
2.0
Lower than 75% 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 basics is far below the state average, with only 28.4% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries and 26.5% near a school. While parks are the most common nearby amenity, over half of all homes are still more than a 30-minute walk from one.
28.4%
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.
24.5%
Lower than 69% 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.
26.5%
Lower than 73% 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.
28.1%
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.
There is one intersection per square kilometre in this area. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 14.7, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 20.5.
14.7
Lower than 62% 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.
9.7%
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 7306, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7306/7306-tas/topic/walkability
