Phillip Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
Fewer than 32% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school in Phillip Island, marking a stark contrast to other essential services. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, it falls well below the Victorian average for overall convenience and accessibility. Most residents can easily reach nature, but many struggle to access basic health and education services on foot.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Phillip Island — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Phillip Island 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 4.5 means the area is somewhat walkable, which is well below the Victorian figure of 6.4. Only 37.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the state average of 74.3%.
4.5
Somewhat walkable of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
4.4
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
37.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 95.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk, well above the state average. Conversely, access to health services is much lower, with only 27.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk and 52% of residents living more than 30 minutes away from the nearest clinic.
57.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
78.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
31.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
27.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 26 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 3.9%, which is about the same as the rest of Victoria. There are 19.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure well above the state average.
19.9
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
26
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Phillip Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031091/phillip-island/topic/walkability
