St Marys · 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.
Almost 88% of homes in St Marys (L) are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, making it far more accessible than the typical Tasmanian town. It is considered somewhat walkable, with 85.2% of residents having a wide range of amenities within a 15-minute walk. This is far above the state figure of 53.9%.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is St Marys — somewhat walkable of areas.
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in St Marys 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 5.6, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 4.7. Residents have access to about 6.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the state average of 4.5.
5.6
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.
6.3
Higher than 81% 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.
85.2%
Higher than 76% 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 people can walk to health services, groceries, and schools, with access to health and food being far above state levels. However, park access is a weak point, as 63.3% of homes are within 15 minutes of a park, which is far below the state figure of 78.6%.
88.4%
Higher than 79% 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.
71.7%
Higher than 64% 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.
57.7%
Lower than 59% 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.
63.3%
Lower than 78% 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.
86.4%
Higher than 86% 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 11 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 6.8%, which is a little below the state average. There are 28.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian average of 20.5.
28.3
Higher than 71% 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.
11
Lower than 83% 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.
6.8%
Higher than 75% 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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622023/st-marys/topic/walkability
