Moree 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 basic needs in Moree Plains than in other parts of New South Wales. The area is car-dependent, with only 27.7% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of the services they need. This is far below the state figure of 71.9%.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Moree Plains — car-dependent of areas.
| Moree Plains | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 2405, NSW | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Moree 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 Moree Plains is 1.8, which means it is car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with a typical home having access to only 2.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
1.8
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.
2.2
Lower than 86% 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.
27.7%
Lower than 75% 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 very limited, as 83% of homes are more than 30 minutes from health services and 98% are over 30 minutes from public transport. Parks are the most accessible amenity, though only 44.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of one, which is far below the state's 89%.
23.6%
Lower than 85% 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.
1.1%
Lower than 71% 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.
32.5%
Lower than 84% 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.
44.7%
Lower than 84% 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.
15.7%
Lower than 87% 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 land is quite flat, with a mean terrain slope of 3.2%, well below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
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.
3.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Moree Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE102008/moree-plains/topic/walkability
