Fadden · 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.
Far fewer amenities are within walking distance in Fadden compared to the rest of the ACT, leaving only 2.5% of homes with a 15-minute city walkshed. While the area is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 4.1, it sits far below the territory figure of 6.9. Most people can easily reach parks and transport, but essentials like groceries and health services are largely out of reach on foot.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fadden — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Fadden | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 2904, ACT | 5.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Fadden 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.
Fadden is far below the ACT average for walkability, with a score of 4.1, which is described as somewhat walkable. Only 3.2 types of amenities are typically within a 15-minute walk, compared to 6.5 across the territory.
4.1
Somewhat walkable 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.
3.2
Higher than 73% 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.
2.5%
Higher than 59% 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.
Every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park, and 97.1% are near public transport. However, access to other essentials is poor, with only 3.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and just 1.3% near health services, both of which are far below the territory figures.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
97.1%
Higher than 91% 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.
71.8%
Higher than 83% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
1.3%
Higher than 72% 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 in Fadden is steeper than most of the territory, with a mean slope of 10.7%. There are 188 intersections per square kilometre and 60.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the territory figure of 19.2.
60.2
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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.
188
Higher than 90% 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.
10.7%
Higher than 84% 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 Fadden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80051/fadden/topic/walkability
