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Most Walkable Suburbs in Australian Capital Territory
Suburbs where shops and everyday services are most walkable — supermarkets, pharmacies, dining and public transport within easy reach.
Belconnen currently leads this Australian Capital Territory list. Suburbs where shops and everyday services are most walkable — supermarkets, pharmacies, dining and public transport within easy reach. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.
| Rank | Suburb | Index |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Belconnen | 100 |
| #2 | City | 100 |
| #3 | Dickson | 100 |
| #4 | Greenway | 100 |
| #5 | Griffith | 100 |
| #6 | Gungahlin | 100 |
| #7 | Holt | 100 |
| #8 | Kingston | 100 |
| #9 | Macquarie | 100 |
| #10 | Phillip | 100 |
| #11 | Weston | 100 |
| #12 | Mawson | 99 |
| #13 | Campbell | 98 |
| #14 | Charnwood | 96 |
| #15 | Conder | 96 |
| #16 | Bruce | 94 |
| #17 | Deakin | 92 |
| #18 | Kambah | 92 |
| #19 | Acton | 91 |
| #20 | Amaroo | 88 |
| #21 | Kaleen | 88 |
| #22 | Braddon | 85 |
| #23 | Chisholm | 84 |
| #24 | Florey | 84 |
| #25 | Hawker | 84 |
| #26 | Ainslie | 82 |
| #27 | Garran | 80 |
| #28 | O'Connor | 80 |
| #29 | Yarralumla | 79 |
| #30 | Calwell | 78 |
| #31 | Evatt | 78 |
| #32 | Chapman | 76 |
| #33 | Curtin | 76 |
| #34 | Watson | 76 |
| #35 | Nicholls | 75 |
| #36 | Wanniassa | 75 |
| #37 | Franklin | 74 |
| #38 | Spence | 74 |
| #39 | Waramanga | 74 |
| #40 | Lyneham | 73 |
| #41 | Gowrie | 72 |
| #42 | Isabella Plains | 72 |
| #43 | Holder | 70 |
| #44 | Canberra Airport | 69 |
| #45 | Hughes | 67 |
| #46 | Denman Prospect | 64 |
| #47 | Melba | 61 |
| #48 | Mitchell | 61 |
| #49 | Ngunnawal | 61 |
| #50 | Fyshwick | 60 |
Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.