Hobart Inner · 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.
Steep hills and a 12.0% average slope mark the landscape of Hobart Inner, yet it remains very walkable. This area is far more accessible than the rest of Tasmania, with 81.9% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of a variety of local amenities.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart Inner — very walkable of areas.
| Hobart Inner | 7.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 5.6 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Hobart Inner 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 7.3, which is considered very walkable and well above the Tasmanian figure of 4.7. On average, residents have access to 6.6 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.5 across the state.
7.3
Very 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.
6.6
Higher than 74% 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.
81.9%
Higher than 70% 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.
Almost every home is within a short walk of public transport (96.2%) and parks (96.9%), both far above state levels. Health services are the most significant gap from the state average, with 77.9% of homes within reach compared to just 39.3% for Tasmania.
77.5%
Higher than 68% 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.
96.2%
Higher than 71% 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.
81.6%
Higher than 68% 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.
96.9%
Higher than 64% 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.
77.9%
Higher than 81% 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.
There are 109 street intersections per square kilometre and 24.7 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents. This number of amenities is a little above the state figure of 20.5.
24.7
Higher than 86% 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.
109
Higher than 66% 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.
12.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Hobart Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60105/hobart-inner/topic/walkability
