ACT Remainder - Weston Creek · 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.
Almost every home in ACT Remainder - Weston Creek is within a 15-minute walk of a park, yet nearly all other essential services are out of reach. This creates a stark gap where nature is accessible but daily needs are not. The area is considered car-dependent, with a walkability score of 1.1, which is far below the territory figure of 6.9.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is ACT Remainder - Weston Creek — car-dependent of areas.
| ACT Remainder - Weston Creek | 1.1 |
|---|---|
| 2611 crosses ACT/NSW | 6.2 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in ACT Remainder - Weston Creek 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.
Very few residents can access local amenities on foot, with a walkability score of 1.1. This is far below the territory average, and 0% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
1.1
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.
1.0
Higher than 59% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
While 99.6% of homes are near a park, access to other services is very limited. Far fewer homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools (0.8%), public transport (0.8%), groceries (0.0%), or health services (0.0%) compared to the rest of the territory.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
0.8%
Higher than 57% 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.
0.8%
Higher than 57% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 86% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 area has 36 intersections per square kilometre. The typical terrain slope is 5.8%, which is about the same as the territory average.
36
Higher than 76% 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.
5.8%
Higher than 52% 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 - Weston Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80016/act-remainder-weston-creek/topic/walkability
