Clarence Valley · 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 easily walk to local services in Clarence Valley compared to the rest of New South Wales. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only 44.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 71.9%. Most residents rely on vehicles to get around for their daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Clarence Valley — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Clarence Valley | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 3.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Clarence Valley 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 Clarence Valley is 3.7, meaning it is mostly car-dependent and far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to only 3.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state average of 5.8.
3.7
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.
44.6%
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, with only 32.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. While parks are the most accessible amenity for 65.6% of residents, health services are the hardest to reach, with over half of all homes located more than 30 minutes away on foot.
40.1%
Lower than 64% 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.
54.3%
Higher than 55% 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.
48.0%
Lower than 65% 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.
65.6%
Lower than 61% 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.
32.3%
Lower than 62% 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 5.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre.
1
Lower than 64% 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.
5.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Clarence Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104004/clarence-valley/topic/walkability
