Singleton · 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.
Only 26.9% of homes in Singleton pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%. This means most residents rely on cars for daily needs rather than walking. The area is considered mostly car-dependent, with very few amenity types typically available within a short walk.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Singleton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Singleton | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Singleton 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 Singleton is 2.9, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This puts the area in the mostly car-dependent category, with only 2.7 amenity types typically found within a 15-minute walk.
2.9
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.
2.7
Lower than 78% 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.
26.9%
Lower than 76% 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 the state average, with only 22.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. While 60.3% of residents can walk to a park in 15 minutes, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 89.0%.
22.8%
Lower than 86% 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.
53.1%
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.
36.8%
Lower than 79% 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.
60.3%
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.
22.2%
Lower than 80% 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 Singleton is 6.0%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There is one intersection per square kilometre.
1
Lower than 62% 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.
6.0%
Higher than 70% 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104018/singleton/topic/walkability
