Port Stephens · 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.
Fewer than half of all homes in Port Stephens pass the 15-minute-city test, with only 47.7% of households able to reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. The area is considered somewhat walkable, though it lags well behind the state average in overall accessibility.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Port Stephens — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Port Stephens | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2318, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Stephens 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 the area is 4.5, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 4.1 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.
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.
4.1
Higher than 54% 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.
47.7%
Higher than 51% 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.
While 83.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, access to other essentials is much lower. Only 24.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services—far below the state's 57.1%—and 42.4% can walk to groceries, which is also far below the New South Wales figure.
42.4%
Lower than 60% 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.
83.7%
Higher than 75% 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.
42.6%
Lower than 73% 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.
83.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
24.8%
Lower than 76% 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 6.3%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 9 intersections per square kilometre.
9
Higher than 61% 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.
6.3%
Higher than 75% 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 Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104016/port-stephens/topic/walkability
