Australian Capital Territory · State / Territory
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.
A very walkable environment defines the Australian Capital Territory, where 81.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is the top-ranked area among its peers for walkability, with a score of 6.9 and an average of 6.5 different amenity types within a short walk of home.
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Australian Capital Territory — very walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Australian Capital Territory 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 territory is very walkable, ranking first among similar areas. This accessibility is reflected in the high proportion of homes that have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
6.9
Very walkable of state / territory 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.
6.5
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.
81.9%
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 green space is nearly universal, with 99.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. While public transport is also highly accessible for 97.6% of residents, health services are the least common nearby amenity, with 64.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
80.0%
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.6%
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.
85.4%
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.4%
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.
64.3%
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.
Street connectivity is 44 intersections per square kilometre. The territory also provides 19.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents and has a mean terrain slope of 5.5%.
19.2
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.
44
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.5%
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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/8/australian-capital-territory/topic/walkability
