O'Malley · 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 can reach daily needs on foot in O'Malley compared to the rest of the territory. While every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park, the area is generally less walkable than other ACT suburbs, with only 27.9% of homes meeting '15-minute city' standards.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is O'Malley — somewhat walkable of areas.
| O'Malley | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 2606, ACT | 8.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in O'Malley 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, though its score of 4.2 is far below the ACT figure of 6.9. This is reflected in the local amenity count, where residents have far fewer types of services within a 15-minute walk than the territory average.
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.
3.7
Lower than 73% 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.
27.9%
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 nature is excellent, with 100% of homes near a park, but daily errands are harder; only 19.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 17.5% are near health services. This gap is clear in the 5-minute window, where 77% of people can reach a park, but no one can reach a shop or clinic.
19.2%
Lower than 88% 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.
81.2%
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.
51.1%
Lower than 69% 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.
17.5%
Lower than 77% 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 landscape in O'Malley is notably steeper than the ACT average, with a mean terrain slope of 10.4%. There are 86 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 24.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the territory figure.
24.8
Higher than 81% 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.
86
Lower than 52% 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.
10.4%
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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091107/o-malley/topic/walkability
