Franklin · 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.
Nearly 91% of homes in Franklin (L) pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach most daily needs on foot. The area is rated as somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.1, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Franklin — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Franklin 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 5.1, described as somewhat walkable. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 4.7, with an average of 5.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
5.1
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.
5.4
Higher than 63% 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.
91.0%
Higher than 83% 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.
Most homes have excellent access to parks, public transport, and schools, with rates far above the Tasmanian average. However, there is a major gap for essentials, as no homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, leaving every resident more than 30 minutes away from a shop.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
98.6%
Higher than 98% 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.
92.0%
Higher than 81% 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.
98.6%
Higher than 76% 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.
55.7%
Higher than 65% 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.
The area has 9 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 7.7%, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure. There are 29.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, well above the state figure of 20.5.
29.3
Higher than 72% 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.
9
Lower than 87% 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.
7.7%
Higher than 82% 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622010/franklin/topic/walkability
