Liverpool Plains · 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 people can walk to local services in Liverpool Plains compared to the rest of New South Wales. Only 40.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure. This makes the area mostly car-dependent for most daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Liverpool Plains — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Liverpool Plains | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2343, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Liverpool Plains 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 Liverpool Plains is 3.4, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This means the area is mostly car-dependent, with only 3.6 types of amenities typically within a 15-minute walk.
3.4
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.
3.6
Lower than 62% 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.
40.7%
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 basics is far below state levels, especially for health services where only 30.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. While 47.1% of homes are near public transport, 55% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from the nearest health service.
36.3%
Lower than 70% 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.
47.1%
Higher than 52% 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.
43.4%
Lower than 72% 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.
56.6%
Lower than 74% 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.
30.7%
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 6.2%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 77% 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.
6.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Liverpool Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE102006/liverpool-plains/topic/walkability
