West Coast · 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.
A walkability score of 3.3 makes West Coast mostly car-dependent, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 4.7. This region is far less walkable than the rest of the state, with only 41.1% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of a useful destination.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is West Coast — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| West Coast | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 4.1 |
| Tasmania | 4.7 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in West Coast 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 mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.3 that is well below the Tasmanian average. Residents have a little fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to the state, and far fewer homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
3.3
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.
3.7
Lower 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.
41.1%
Lower than 74% 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.
Walking access is far below state levels, particularly for public transport, which is within a 10-minute walk for only 31.4% of homes. Parks are the most accessible amenity, while health services are the hardest to reach, with 53% of homes located more than 30 minutes away on foot.
46.8%
Lower than 66% 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.
31.4%
Lower than 84% 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.
41.3%
Lower than 81% 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.
60.8%
Lower than 85% 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.
35.8%
Lower than 63% 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 typical terrain slope is 7.3%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average. There are 32.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure, though street connectivity is 0.
32.1
Higher than 90% 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.
0
Lower than 92% 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.
7.3%
Higher than 77% 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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60403/west-coast/topic/walkability
