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Table 3 Summary of liveability indicator and ULI (in italics) distribution for residential lots

From: The Urban Liveability Index: developing a policy-relevant urban liveability composite measure and evaluating associations with transport mode choice

 

Indicatorestimates

Mean ± SD

25th p.

Median

75thp.

Min.

Max.

Raw indicators

      

Walkability

0.0 ± 2.4

− 1.3

− 0.1

0.9

− 7.7

13.6

 Daily Living (/3)

1.7 ± 0.8

1.1

1.8

2.4

0.0

3.0

 Dwellings per Ha

14.1 ± 5.8

11.1

13.3

15.7

0.0

52.1

 3 + way street connections per km2

70.2 ± 20.5

60.3

67.4

76.2

2.0

201.2

Social infrastructure mix (/16)

6.8 ± 3.1

4.4

6.9

9.1

0.0

15.3

Public transport access meets policy (%)

64.5 ± 36.1

32.2

81.9

95.5

0.0

99.3

Large park access (%)

48.2 ± 39.9

4.1

47.2

91.9

0.0

99.3

Air pollution

8.9 ± 2.6

7.1

8.7

10.3

3.6

34.9

Affordable housing (SA1 %)

11.4 ± 8.9

5.4

10.5

16.2

0.0

100.0

Local work opportunities (SA2 %)

26.6 ± 11.2

19.4

24.4

29.7

10.0

68.7

Conditionally scaled indicators

      

Walkability

− 0.1 ± 2.1

− 1.3

− 0.1

0.9

− 7.2

7.3

 Daily Living (/3)

1.7 ± 0.8

1.1

1.8

2.4

0.0

3.0

 Dwellings per Ha

13.9 ± 4.9

11.1

13.3

15.7

0.0

31.4

 3 + way street connections per km2

69.2 ± 17.0

60.3

67.4

76.2

8.7

131.6

Social infrastructure mix (/16)

6.8 ± 3.1

4.4

6.9

9.1

0.0

15.3

Public transport access meets policy (%)

64.5 ± 36.1

32.2

81.9

95.5

0.0

99.3

Large park access (%)

48.2 ± 39.9

4.1

47.2

91.9

0.0

99.3

Air pollution

8.8 ± 2.3

7.1

8.7

10.3

3.6

16.6

Affordable housing (SA1 %)

11.1 ± 8.2

5.4

10.5

16.2

0.0

38.2

Local work opportunities (SA2 %)

26.2 ± 10.2

19.4

24.4

29.7

10.0

60.1

Normalised, conditionally scaled indicators, with composite index

 

ULI

99.2.  ± .5.0

96.1

99.5

102.6

82.1

119.7

ULI including air quality*

99.2  ± 3.9

96.7

99.3

101.7

83.8

113.5

 Walkability

100.0 ± 10.0

94.3

99.7

104.7

66.5

134.3

  Daily living (/3)

100.0 ± 10.0

92.5

101.5

108.5

79.7

115.0

  Dwellings per Ha

100.0 ± 10.0

94.4

98.9

103.8

71.7

135.9

  3 + way street connections per km2

100.0 ± 10.0

94.8

99.0

104.1

64.3

136.8

Social infrastructure mix (/16)

100.0 ± 10.0

92.5

100.5

107.4

78.4

127.2

Public transport access meets policy (%)

100.0 ± 10.0

91.1

104.8

108.6

82.1

109.7

Large park access (%)

100.0 ± 10.0

89.0

99.7

110.9

87.9

112.8

Air quality

100.0 ± 10.0

93.5

100.5

107.4

66.2

122.7

Affordable housing (SA1 %)

100.0 ± 10.0

93.0

99.3

106.3

86.4

133.2

Local work opportunities (SA2 %)

100.0 ± 10.0

93.3

98.2

103.4

84.1

133.2

  1. Constituent sub-indicators contributing to walkability score are included for reference purposes
  2. * Sensitivity analysis