How walkable is Carlton?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Carlton has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Melbourne, which scores 87 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
5,405 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Carlton. The nearest grocery is Woolworths, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Sam's IGA Local Grocer4 min
- Shell Coles Express5 min
- Divine Darbar2 min
- Sangaweech2 min
- BWS2 min
- Lygonstmarket2 min
- University Cafe3 min
- Good Measure3 min
- Commonwealth Bank Carlton Branch2 min
- Bank of Melbourne Branch Carlton2 min
- Argyle Square4 min
- Macarthur Square5 min
- Carlton Gardens Primary School3 min
- Carlton Primary School9 min
- Readings Kids (Carlton)5 min
- Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre6 min
- Italian Museum and Historical Society2 min
- Carlton Movie House4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Carlton at -37.8004, 144.9684. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 283 street intersections per km², and blocks average 51 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Carlton
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 750 m around the centre of Carlton. Rings mark 350 m and 750 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Melbourne
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 950 m | 99 |
| Kew | 5.7 km | 77 |
| Footscray | 6.3 km | 89 |
| St Kilda | 7.2 km | 94 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Melbourne page.
Questions about walking in Carlton
Is Carlton walkable?
Yes. Carlton in Melbourne has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Carlton more walkable than the rest of Melbourne?
Carlton is more walkable than Melbourne as a whole: it scores 99, against 87 for the 5 km around Melbourne's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Melbourne neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Melbourne?
Of the 5 Melbourne neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Fitzroy (99), Carlton (99) and St Kilda (94).
How is the walkability score of Carlton calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Carlton it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 750 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.