Bourke · 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 very flat landscape with a mean slope of 2.1% makes Bourke easy to traverse, though the town is only somewhat walkable. While the ground is level, few homes have a full range of services nearby, with only 60.4% of households having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Bourke — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bourke | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 2840, NSW | 4.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bourke 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 Bourke is 4.2, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This reflects a lower variety of nearby amenities, with an average of 4.7 types within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.8 across the state.
4.2
Somewhat walkable 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.
4.7
Higher than 68% 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.
60.4%
Higher than 71% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 74.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk, whereas public transport is the least accessible at 28.1%. Access to schools, groceries and health services is also far below state levels, with 42% of homes being more than 30 minutes from the nearest health service.
57.0%
Higher than 62% 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.
28.1%
Lower than 58% 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.
63.3%
Higher than 58% 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.
74.3%
Higher than 50% 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.
54.0%
Higher than 72% 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 is very flat, but there are 0 intersections per square kilometre. This means that while the land is easy to walk on, the street network lacks connectivity.
0
Lower than 95% 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.
2.1%
Lower than 99% 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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE103001/bourke/topic/walkability
