Black Mountain · 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 fewer residents in Black Mountain can walk to daily needs than in other parts of the ACT. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only 37.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed. While parks are accessible, most basic services are far away.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Black Mountain — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Black Mountain | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2601, ACT | 9.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Black Mountain 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 Black Mountain is 2.5, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the ACT figure of 6.9, with only 3.0 types of amenities typically within a 15-minute walk.
2.5
Mostly 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.
3.0
Lower than 80% 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.
37.5%
Lower than 73% 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.
Parks are the easiest to reach, with 63% of homes just a 5-minute walk away. In contrast, 0% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and 63% of residents live more than 30 minutes from the nearest school, grocery store, or health service.
25.0%
Lower than 84% 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.
37.5%
Lower than 79% 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.
75.0%
Lower than 75% 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.
25.0%
Lower than 71% 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 a mean terrain slope of 10.6%, which is well above the ACT average of 5.5%. There are 78 street intersections per square kilometre.
78
Lower than 53% 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.
10.6%
Higher than 91% 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 Black Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051123/black-mountain/topic/walkability
