Bounded Locality · Section of State
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.
Just over half of homes in Bounded Locality pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning 56% of residents can reach at least five different types of amenities on foot. This makes the area somewhat walkable, as people typically have about four or five different types of services within a 15-minute walk.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bounded Locality 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 the area is 4.2, which is considered somewhat walkable. This reflects a mixed experience where many residents have a 15-minute walkshed, but others lack easy access to essential services.
4.2
Somewhat walkable of section of state 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.
4.6
Higher than 58% of section of state 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.
56.0%
Higher than 57% of section of state 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 77.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk, while health services are the hardest to reach, as 60% of homes are more than 30 minutes away on foot. About 60% of residents can walk to groceries and 58% to a school within 15 minutes.
60.0%
Higher than 65% of section of state areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
46.6%
Higher than 51% of section of state 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.
58.0%
Higher than 56% of section of state areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
77.4%
Lower than 57% of section of state 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.
33.7%
Lower than 53% of section of state 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 4.1% and 19 intersections per square kilometre. There are 25.5 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.
25.5
Higher than 70% of section of state 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.
19
Lower than 57% of section of state areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.1%
Lower than 81% of section of state 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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/walkability
