ACT Remainder - Canberra Central · Suburb / Locality
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.
Zero homes in ACT Remainder - Canberra Central are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, marking a stark contrast to the rest of the territory. This area is mostly car-dependent, with only 37.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. While many residents can easily reach a park, most other daily needs require a vehicle.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is ACT Remainder - Canberra Central — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| ACT Remainder - Canberra Central | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2601, ACT | 9.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in ACT Remainder - Canberra Central 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 is 2.5, meaning the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the territory figure of 6.9, with only 3.0 types of amenities typically within a 15-minute walk.
2.5
Mostly car-dependent of suburb / locality 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.
3.0
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality 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.
37.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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 basics is limited, with only 25% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. This is far below the territory average, and while 75% of homes are near a park, 63% of residents live more than 30 minutes from the nearest school, shop, or transport stop.
25.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
37.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
75.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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.
25.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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 terrain is steeper than most of the territory, with a mean slope of 10.6%. There are 78 intersections per square kilometre.
78
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
10.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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 ACT Remainder - Canberra Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80003/act-remainder-canberra-central/topic/walkability
