Lithgow - Oberon · 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.
Slightly steeper terrain than the state average helps explain why Lithgow - Oberon is only somewhat walkable. Only half of the homes here have a 15-minute walk to local services, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the area more reliant on cars for daily trips.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Lithgow - Oberon — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Lithgow - Oberon | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lithgow - Oberon 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 4.3, which is considered somewhat walkable and well below the state figure of 6.2. On average, there are only 4.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across New South Wales.
4.3
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.
4.2
Higher than 55% 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.
50.0%
Higher than 54% 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 daily needs is far below state levels, with only 38.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 47.8% near groceries. While parks are the easiest to reach, with 53% of homes just a 5-minute walk away, 44% of residents live more than 30 minutes from the nearest general service.
47.8%
Lower than 51% 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.
59.8%
Higher 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.
48.1%
Lower than 65% 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.
67.3%
Lower than 58% 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.
38.7%
Higher than 50% 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 8.0%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There is one intersection per square kilometre.
1
Lower than 55% 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.
8.0%
Higher than 88% 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 Lithgow - Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE105015/lithgow-oberon/topic/walkability
