Bogan · Indigenous Area
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.
Far fewer homes in Bogan are within walking distance of essential services compared to the New South Wales average. Most people here rely on cars to get around, with only 53.8% of homes having a variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Bogan — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Bogan | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 2825, NSW | 4.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bogan 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.
Bogan is described as mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.7, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, there are only 4.1 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, well below the state average of 5.8.
3.7
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous area 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.
4.1
Higher than 53% of indigenous area 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.
53.8%
Higher than 60% of indigenous area 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 services is far below state levels, with only 31.1% of homes within 10 minutes of public transport and 45.5% within 15 minutes of health services. Parks are the most accessible amenity, yet 39% of homes are still beyond a 30-minute walk from one.
46.9%
Lower than 53% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
31.1%
Lower than 57% of indigenous area 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.
47.5%
Lower than 66% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
57.9%
Lower than 72% of indigenous area 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.
45.5%
Higher than 61% of indigenous area 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 terrain in Bogan is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 2.6%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 85% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.6%
Lower than 92% of indigenous area 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 Bogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE101001/bogan/topic/walkability
