Flinders and Cape Barren Islands · 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.
No home is within a five-minute walk of a school in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, highlighting a significant gap in local accessibility. This is a car-dependent area where only 28.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 53.9%. Most residents rely on vehicles for daily needs, as the walkability score is far below the state figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Flinders and Cape Barren Islands — car-dependent of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands 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 for the area is 1.8, meaning it is car-dependent. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 4.7, with typical residents having access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than in the rest of the state.
1.8
Car-dependent 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.
1.9
Lower than 90% 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.
28.5%
Lower than 81% 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.
Access to essentials is limited, as 0% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and only 15.3% are near health services, both far below Tasmanian figures. While 45% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, the most common destination, 83% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from a school.
32.3%
Lower than 77% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
1.6%
Lower than 99% 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.
45.0%
Lower than 88% 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.
15.3%
Lower than 79% 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.
There is one intersection per square kilometre and the typical terrain slope is 6.6%, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure. Despite the challenges of getting around, there are 124.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure.
124.7
Higher 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.
1
Lower than 94% 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.
6.6%
Higher than 68% 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 Flinders and Cape Barren Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031099/flinders-and-cape-barren-islands/topic/walkability
