Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
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 very walkable environment defines the Major Cities of Australia, where a typical resident has 6.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute stroll. About 82.2% of homes sit within a 15-minute-city walkshed, making daily errands accessible on foot for most people.
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Major Cities of Australia — very walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Major Cities of Australia 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 very walkable with a score of 6.7. This reflects a high level of convenience for the majority of residents.
6.7
Very walkable of remoteness area 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.
6.4
Higher than 97% of remoteness area 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.
82.2%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area 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 green space and transit is excellent, with 97.7% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 94.3% near public transport. However, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 64.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
78.3%
Higher than 97% of remoteness area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
94.3%
Higher than 97% of remoteness area 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.
83.2%
Higher than 96% of remoteness area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.7%
Higher than 96% of remoteness area 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.
64.5%
Higher than 95% of remoteness area 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 landscape features a mean terrain slope of 4.6% and a street connectivity of 110 intersections per square kilometre. There are 14.5 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.
14.5
Lower than 82% of remoteness area 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.
110
Higher than 92% of remoteness area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.6%
Lower than 59% of remoteness area 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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA40/major-cities-of-australia/topic/walkability
