Coonamble · 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 daily needs in Coonamble compared to the state average, with a walkability score of 4.0, which is considered somewhat walkable. Only 55.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of various amenities, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Coonamble — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Coonamble | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 2829, NSW | 4.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Coonamble 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.
Coonamble is somewhat walkable, though its score of 4.0 is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, there are only 4.4 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state average of 5.8.
4.0
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.
4.4
Higher than 61% 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.
55.7%
Higher than 63% 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 varies, with 60.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, but only 29.7% within the same distance of public transport. While 60.2% can walk to a park in 15 minutes, health services are harder to reach, with 35% of homes located more than 30 minutes away.
60.9%
Higher than 66% 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.
29.7%
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.
53.3%
Lower than 57% 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.
60.2%
Lower than 70% 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.
43.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Coonamble is quite flat, with a mean slope of 3.1%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 84% 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.
3.1%
Lower than 82% 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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE103004/coonamble/topic/walkability
