Wellington · 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.
Just over half of homes in Wellington can reach five different types of services within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the state average. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 4.0. Residents generally have fewer amenities within walking distance compared to people across New South Wales.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Wellington — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Wellington | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 2820, NSW | 4.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wellington 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.
Wellington is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 4.0, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 51.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far below the state's 71.9%.
4.0
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.
4.2
Higher than 55% 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.
51.4%
Higher than 56% 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 the state average, with parks being the most reachable amenity at 65.9% of homes. Health services are the hardest to reach on foot, with only 35.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk and over half of all homes more than 30 minutes away.
44.3%
Lower than 57% 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.
52.9%
Higher than 55% 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.
59.1%
Higher than 52% 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.
65.9%
Lower than 60% 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.
35.4%
Lower than 55% 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 average terrain slope in Wellington is 4.9%, 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 69% 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.
4.9%
Higher 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE101008/wellington/topic/walkability
