Snowy - Monaro · 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.
Much lower walking access than the New South Wales average makes Snowy - Monaro a place where residents often rely on cars. It is rated as somewhat walkable, but only about half of all homes have a 15-minute walk to basic local services.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Snowy - Monaro — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Snowy - Monaro | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 4.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Snowy - Monaro 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 area's walkability score is 4.3, which is well below the state figure of 6.2. This is reflected in the fact that only 49.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far below the 71.9% seen 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 56% 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.
49.7%
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 essentials is far below state levels, with parks being the most reachable amenity for 72.6% of homes, while health services are the hardest to reach for 39.9%. For many, the walk is long; 41% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from health services.
48.2%
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.
60.5%
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.
49.8%
Lower than 62% 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.
72.6%
Lower than 52% 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.
39.9%
Higher than 52% 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 a little steeper than the New South Wales average, with a mean slope of 8.0%. There is one 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.
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 Snowy - Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE106004/snowy-monaro/topic/walkability
