Carrathool - Murrumbidgee · 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 local services in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee than in other parts of the state. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only about half of the homes have a 15-minute walk to a variety of amenities. Most residents rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Carrathool - Murrumbidgee — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Carrathool - Murrumbidgee | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee 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 is 3.6, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and only 52.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
3.6
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.
52.5%
Higher than 58% 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 parks being the most accessible amenity and public transport the hardest to reach. While 61.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, only 26.2% are within 10 minutes of public transport.
46.4%
Lower than 54% 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.
26.2%
Lower than 59% 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.
54.2%
Lower than 55% 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.
61.2%
Lower than 68% 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.
43.4%
Higher than 58% 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 terrain is quite flat, with a mean slope of 2.5%, which is well below the state average. There are no recorded street intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 82% 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.
2.5%
Lower than 94% 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 Carrathool - Murrumbidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE105005/carrathool-murrumbidgee/topic/walkability
