7321, 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 people can get around on foot in postcode 7321 than in the rest of the state. The area is car-dependent, with only 14.7% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 53.9%. Most residents must rely on vehicles to reach basic services and shops.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7321, TAS — car-dependent of areas.
| 7321, TAS | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| Waratah-Wynyard | 4.1 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 7321, 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.
Postcode 7321 is car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.6, which is far below the state figure of 4.7. On average, there are only 1.7 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.5 across Tasmania.
1.6
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.
1.7
Lower than 80% 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.
14.7%
Lower than 78% 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 very limited, with health services being the hardest to reach as 98% of homes are over a 30-minute walk away. Parks are the most accessible amenity, though 41% of residents still live more than 30 minutes from one, and only 6% can walk to a school within 15 minutes.
21.3%
Lower than 72% 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.
28.4%
Lower than 66% 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.
6.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
37.8%
Lower than 80% 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.
0.2%
Lower than 71% 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 average terrain slope is 8.5%, which is about the same as the state figure of 8.8%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre and 22.1 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.
22.1
Higher than 60% 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 69% 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.
8.5%
Higher than 85% 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 7321, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7321/7321-tas/topic/walkability
