Warrumbungle Shire · 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 residents can reach local services on foot in Warrumbungle Shire than in other parts of the state. The area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.0, meaning only 41.1% of homes have a good range of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Warrumbungle Shire — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Warrumbungle Shire | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2357, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Warrumbungle Shire 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.
The walkability score for Warrumbungle Shire is 3.0, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with residents typically having access to only 3.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
3.0
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.
3.3
Lower than 69% 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.
41.1%
Lower 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 essentials is far below state levels, with only 26% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 40.4% within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Parks are the most accessible amenity for 33.9% of the area, while health services are among the hardest to reach, with 55% of homes located more than 30 minutes away on foot.
40.4%
Lower than 63% 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.
26.0%
Lower than 59% 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.
41.3%
Lower than 74% 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.
43.5%
Lower than 85% 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.
39.2%
Higher than 51% 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 mean terrain slope is 4.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 76% 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.
4.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Warrumbungle Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE101007/warrumbungle-shire/topic/walkability
