Forde · 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.
Almost every home in Forde is within a short walk of public transport, yet the area is only somewhat walkable due to a lack of diverse services. While 84.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, the number of different amenity types within reach is well below the territory average. This creates a landscape where basic transit is easy, but many daily needs require a longer trip.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Forde — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Forde | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| 2914, ACT | 5.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Forde 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.
Forde is rated as somewhat walkable with a score of 5.8, which is a little below the territory figure of 6.9. Residents have access to about 4.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a result that is well below the 6.5 seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
5.8
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.
4.8
Lower than 57% 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.
84.5%
Higher than 66% 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 parks and public transport is excellent, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of both. Most people can also reach groceries (86.5%) and schools (84.8%) easily, but health services are a major gap, as only 5.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, far below the territory average of 64.3%.
86.5%
Higher 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.
100.0%
Higher 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.
84.8%
Higher than 61% 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.
5.6%
Lower than 88% 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 661 intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope is 6.0%, which is about the same as the territory average. There are 18 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, slightly lower than the 19.2 found across the Australian Capital Territory.
18.0
Higher than 67% 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.
661
Higher than 99% 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.
6.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041038/forde/topic/walkability
