Waverley - St Leonards · 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.
Slightly flatter ground than the state average helps Waverley - St Leonards remain somewhat walkable, though its overall score is a little below the Tasmania figure. While many residents enjoy easy access to parks and transport, the area lacks a wide variety of nearby amenities. Only 39.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a diverse range of services, which is far below the state figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Waverley - St Leonards — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Waverley - St Leonards 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 rated as somewhat walkable with a score of 4.2, slightly under the state average of 4.7. On average, residents have access to 4 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little below the 4.5 typical across Tasmania.
4.2
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.
4.0
Lower than 68% 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.
39.5%
Lower than 72% 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.
Walking to a park or public transport is very easy, with 94.5% and 81.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk, respectively—both far above state figures. However, access to essentials is much harder, as 0% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services and grocery access is far below the state average.
40.1%
Lower than 71% 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.
81.3%
Lower than 60% 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.
67.6%
Lower 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.
94.5%
Lower than 58% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 has a mean slope of 7.7%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average of 8.8%. There are 9 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 19.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the state figure.
19.3
Higher than 72% 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.
9
Lower than 77% 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.
7.7%
Higher than 79% 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 Waverley - St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011050/waverley-st-leonards/topic/walkability
