Daylesford - Hepburn Springs · Urban Centre
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.
Only 61.1% of homes in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Victorian average. While there are many amenities per person, the area is rated as somewhat walkable. Most residents struggle to reach essential services on foot compared to the rest of the state.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Daylesford - Hepburn Springs — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs 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 is 4.9, which is considered somewhat walkable and well below the Victorian figure of 6.4. On average, there are 5.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state average of 6.0.
4.9
Somewhat walkable of urban centre 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.
5.3
Higher than 62% of urban centre 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.
61.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre 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 much lower than in the rest of Victoria, with only 48.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. While food and drink are the most reachable amenities, 24% of homes are more than a 30-minute walk from the nearest groceries.
54.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
50.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre 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.
64.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
73.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre 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.
48.2%
Higher than 61% of urban centre 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.
Steep terrain is a major feature here, with a mean slope of 9.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 4.7%. There are 26.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents and 35 intersections per square kilometre.
26.5
Higher than 68% of urban centre 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.
35
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
9.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215029/daylesford-hepburn-springs/topic/walkability
