Narrabri · 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 homes in Narrabri are within a short walk of daily needs compared to the state average. The town is mostly car-dependent, with only 44.8% of houses sitting within a 15-minute walk of basic amenities. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Narrabri — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Narrabri | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 2390, NSW | 3.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Narrabri 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.
Narrabri is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.5, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents typically have access to only 3.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, 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.
44.8%
Lower than 54% 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, most notably for groceries and health services, where only about 36% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. While over half of homes are near a park, roughly 51% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from health services.
36.6%
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.
45.7%
Higher than 51% 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.
48.5%
Lower than 64% 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.
52.3%
Lower than 77% 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.
36.3%
Lower than 54% 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 terrain in Narrabri is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 3.3%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are zero 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.
3.3%
Lower than 77% 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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE102010/narrabri/topic/walkability
