Richardson · 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.
Every single home in Richardson is within a 10-minute walk of public transport, yet the area is only somewhat walkable. While transport and parks are easy to reach, the suburb lacks a variety of local services, leaving it well below the ACT average for overall walkability.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Richardson — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Richardson | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| 2905, ACT | 5.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.9 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Richardson 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's walkability score is 5.1, which is well below the ACT figure of 6.9. Only 46.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the 81.9% seen across the territory.
5.1
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.
4.9
Higher than 82% 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.
46.8%
Higher than 79% 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.
Almost all residents can easily reach parks, transport, and schools, with 90% of homes just a 5-minute walk from a stop. However, access to essentials is a struggle; only 29.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 39.6% can reach health services, both far below ACT levels.
29.1%
Higher than 74% 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.
100.0%
Higher 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.
86.9%
Higher than 90% 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.
39.6%
Higher than 81% 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 relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.4%, which is a little below the ACT average. There are 208 intersections per square kilometre, but the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the territory average.
13.4
Higher than 50% 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.
208
Higher than 91% 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.
3.4%
Lower than 81% 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 Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80114/richardson/topic/walkability
