Lyne · Federal Electorate
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.
Fewer people can reach local shops and services on foot in Lyne than in most other New South Wales areas. The community is mostly car-dependent, with only 43.4% of homes located within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities. This is far below the state figure of 71.9%.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyne — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Lyne | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lyne 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.
Lyne has a walkability score of 3.7, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales average of 6.2, with residents having access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
3.7
Mostly car-dependent of federal electorate 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.
3.7
Lower than 86% of federal electorate 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.
43.4%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate 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.
Access to everyday needs is limited, with health services being the hardest to reach—only 30.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. Parks are the most accessible, though at 63.9% this is still far below the state figure of 89.0%.
42.9%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
55.1%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate 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.
41.4%
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
63.9%
Lower than 92% of federal electorate 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.
30.5%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate 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 one intersection per square kilometre and a terrain slope of 6.5%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 15.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure nearly identical to the rest of New South Wales.
15.1
Higher than 54% of federal electorate 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.
1
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.5%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate 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 Lyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED124/lyne/topic/walkability
