Meander Valley - West Tamar · 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.
Far fewer people can reach local services on foot in Meander Valley - West Tamar compared to other Tasmanian areas. The region is mostly car-dependent, with only 30.8% of homes situated within a 15-minute walk of basic amenities. This is far below the state figure of 53.9%.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Meander Valley - West Tamar — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Meander Valley - West Tamar | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 4.1 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Meander Valley - West Tamar 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.
A walkability score of 2.7 describes the area as mostly car-dependent, which is far below the Tasmanian average of 4.7. Residents typically have access to only 2.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, well below the state figure of 4.5.
2.7
Mostly car-dependent 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.
2.8
Lower than 88% 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.
30.8%
Lower than 88% 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.
Access to essentials is far below the state average, with only 21.8% of homes within 15 minutes of health services and 25.8% near a school. While parks are the most reachable amenity for 50.1% of homes, health services are the hardest to reach, with 69% of homes located more than 30 minutes away.
33.3%
Lower than 87% 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.
41.8%
Lower than 79% 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.
25.8%
Lower than 92% 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.
50.1%
Lower than 91% 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.
21.8%
Lower than 87% 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 mean terrain slope is 7.6%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average of 8.8%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is a little below the state figure.
18.1
Higher than 66% 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.
1
Lower than 84% 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.
7.6%
Higher than 79% 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 Meander Valley - West Tamar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60202/meander-valley-west-tamar/topic/walkability
