Inverell - Gwydir · 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.
A walkability score of 3.5 means Inverell - Gwydir is mostly car-dependent, far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Fewer than 43% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average. Most residents will need a vehicle for their daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell - Gwydir — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Inverell - Gwydir | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 2360, NSW | 3.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Inverell - Gwydir 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 area's walkability score of 3.5 is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 3.8 types of amenities are typically within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state average of 5.8.
3.5
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.
3.8
Lower than 57% 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.
42.7%
Lower than 57% 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 37.1% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries and 30.8% near health services. Parks are the most accessible amenity, while health services are the hardest to reach, with 45% of homes more than a 30-minute walk away.
37.1%
Lower than 69% 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.
50.4%
Higher than 53% 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.
50.8%
Lower than 61% 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.
64.3%
Lower than 63% 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.
30.8%
Lower than 65% 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 is 4.8%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
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.
4.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Inverell - Gwydir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE102005/inverell-gwydir/topic/walkability
