Wodonga - Alpine · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
Only 57.8% of homes in Wodonga - Alpine pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Victorian average of 74.3%. This means fewer residents can easily reach essential services on foot, and the area is generally considered somewhat walkable. Most people will need a car for their daily errands.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Wodonga - Alpine — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Wodonga - Alpine | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 4.5 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wodonga - Alpine 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 4.7, which is well below the Victorian figure of 6.4. On average, there are 4.7 amenity types within a 15-minute walk of home, also well below the state average of 6.0.
4.7
Somewhat walkable of sub-region (sa3) 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.
4.7
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
57.8%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 most accessible amenity, with 81.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach on foot, with only 46.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the 64.2% seen across Victoria.
54.4%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
54.1%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
63.2%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
81.7%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
46.9%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) 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 average terrain slope is 6.2%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 4.7%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 26.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 15.7.
26.7
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
2
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.2%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Wodonga - Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20403/wodonga-alpine/topic/walkability
