Lake Macquarie · 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 walk to health services in Lake Macquarie compared to the rest of the state, though most residents live very close to public transport. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but only 53.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Macquarie — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Lake Macquarie | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| 2265, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lake Macquarie 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 Lake Macquarie is 5.0, making it somewhat walkable. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and typical residents have access to 4.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is also a little below the state average.
5.0
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.
4.9
Higher than 72% 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.
53.8%
Higher than 60% 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.
Most people have easy access to transport and nature, with 89.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 88.9% near a park. However, access to essential services is much harder; only 45.1% can walk to groceries and just 33.4% can reach health services within 15 minutes, both of which are far below the state figures.
45.1%
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.
89.2%
Higher than 80% 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.
68.4%
Higher than 63% 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.
88.9%
Higher than 67% 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.
33.4%
Lower than 59% 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 7.8%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 34 street intersections per square kilometre.
34
Higher than 73% 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.
7.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104022/lake-macquarie/topic/walkability
