Cobar - Murrin Bridge · 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 have easy access to local services in Cobar - Murrin Bridge than in other parts of New South Wales. This mostly car-dependent area has a walkability score of 3.4, which is far below the state figure of 6.2. Only about 37% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Cobar - Murrin Bridge — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Cobar - Murrin Bridge | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2835, NSW | 4.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Cobar - Murrin Bridge 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 is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.4. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and only 3.8 types of amenities are 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.
3.8
Lower than 56% 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.
36.9%
Lower than 66% 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.
Walking access is far below state levels across the board. While 71.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, only 21.4% are near public transport, which is far below the state figure of 85.7%.
34.7%
Lower than 72% 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.
21.4%
Lower than 61% 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.
43.5%
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.
71.3%
Lower than 53% 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.
44.7%
Higher than 60% 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 3.8%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre in terms of street connectivity.
0
Lower than 93% 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.
3.8%
Lower than 65% 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 Cobar - Murrin Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE103003/cobar-murrin-bridge/topic/walkability
