Great Lakes · 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.
Just over half of homes in Great Lakes pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This makes the area somewhat walkable, but residents generally have fewer amenities within reach than people in other parts of the state.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Great Lakes — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Great Lakes | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2423, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes is 4.5, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Typical residents have access to about 4.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is also well below the state average.
4.5
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 60% 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.
50.3%
Higher than 55% 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 everyday needs is limited, with schools being the hardest to reach—only 46.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, far below the state's 76.0%. Public transport is the most accessible amenity, though the 71.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk is still far below the New South Wales figure.
53.8%
Higher than 58% 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.
71.1%
Higher than 66% 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.
46.5%
Lower than 67% 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.
71.5%
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.
40.1%
Higher than 53% 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 in Great Lakes is 5.7%, which is a little below the New South Wales average. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre.
2
Lower than 53% 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.
5.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Great Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104008/great-lakes/topic/walkability
