Altona Meadows · 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.
Far more homes in Altona Meadows are within a 15-minute walk of local needs than the Victorian average. The area is very walkable, with 93.7% of households having a 15-minute-city walkshed. Residents enjoy excellent access to daily essentials, though health services are harder to reach on foot.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Altona Meadows — very walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Altona Meadows 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 walkability score is 6.7, which is very walkable and about the same as the Victorian figure of 6.4. On average, there are 6.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, similar to the state average of 6.0.
6.7
Very 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.
6.3
Higher than 66% 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.
93.7%
Higher than 76% 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.
Nearly every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park and 98.3% are near public transport, both far above state levels. While 93.4% of homes are close to groceries, health services are a weak point, with only 57.6% within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the Victorian average.
93.4%
Higher than 79% 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.
98.3%
Higher than 68% 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.
88.9%
Higher than 66% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
57.6%
Higher than 60% 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 land is very flat with a mean terrain slope of 1.7%, well below the Victorian figure of 4.7%. There are 227 intersections per square kilometre, but the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 8.1, which is far below the state average of 15.7.
8.1
Lower than 88% 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.
227
Higher than 74% 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.
1.7%
Lower than 99% 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 Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021342/altona-meadows/topic/walkability
