Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton · 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.
About 74% of homes in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton can reach five or more essential services on foot, which is about the same as the Victorian average. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though access to different services is uneven. While most people can easily reach shops and parks, far fewer can walk to a health clinic.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton 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 has a walkability score of 5.9, meaning it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 6.4, and the typical home has access to 5.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
5.9
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.
5.4
Higher than 52% 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.
74.0%
Higher than 57% 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.
Most homes have excellent access to basics, with 90.2% within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 94.8% near public transport—both far above the state average. However, health services are a major gap; only 32.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a clinic, which is far below the 64.2% seen across Victoria.
90.2%
Higher than 75% 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.
94.8%
Higher than 56% 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.
80.3%
Higher than 56% 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.
95.6%
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.
32.9%
Lower than 62% 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 terrain is relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.8%, and there are 184 street intersections per square kilometre. There are 14 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure of 15.7.
14.0
Lower than 51% 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.
184
Higher 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.
3.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051544/roxburgh-park-somerton/topic/walkability
