Polwarth (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
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 homes in Polwarth have easy access to local services compared to the state average, leaving the area mostly car-dependent. Only 45.5% of households can reach a variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the Victorian figure of 74.3%. This creates a landscape where most daily needs require a vehicle.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Polwarth (Western Victoria) — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Polwarth (Western Victoria) | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 4.5 |
| Victoria | 6.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Polwarth (Western Victoria) 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 for Polwarth is 3.6, which means it is mostly car-dependent and far below the Victorian average of 6.4. Residents typically have access to only 3.8 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the state figure of 6.0.
3.6
Mostly car-dependent of state electorate 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.
3.8
Lower than 80% of state electorate 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.
45.5%
Lower than 75% of state electorate 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 essentials is limited, with health services being the hardest to reach, as 53% of homes are more than 30 minutes away. Parks are the most accessible amenity, though the 70.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk is still far below the Victorian average of 92.5%.
48.2%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
42.4%
Lower than 87% of state electorate 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.
41.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
70.6%
Lower than 82% of state electorate 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.
32.7%
Lower than 74% of state electorate 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 a mean terrain slope of 6.2%, which is a little above the Victorian average of 4.7%. There is one intersection per square kilometre, and there are 20.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 15.7.
20.9
Higher than 82% of state electorate 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.
1
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.2%
Higher than 66% of state electorate 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 Polwarth (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26708/polwarth/topic/walkability
