Richmond 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 homes in Richmond Valley are within a short walk of health services than in other parts of the state, which reflects a broader trend of car reliance. Only 48.8% of households can reach a variety of amenities within 15 minutes, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent for daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Valley — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Richmond Valley | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | 4.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Richmond 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 Richmond Valley is 4.0, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with an average of only 4.0 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
4.0
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.
4.0
Lower than 51% 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.
48.8%
Higher than 52% 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 is far below state levels, most notably for health services where only 32.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. While 66.6% of homes are near public transport, over half of all residents live more than 30 minutes away from the nearest health service.
44.8%
Lower than 56% 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.
66.6%
Higher than 63% 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.
47.0%
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.
58.9%
Lower than 72% 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 4.7%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre.
1
Lower than 57% 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.
4.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Richmond Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104017/richmond-valley/topic/walkability
