Camden · 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.
Fewer homes have a short walk to daily needs in Camden compared to the state average. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but only 44% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. While parks are easy to reach, health services and groceries are much harder to access on foot.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Camden — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Camden | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 2570, NSW | 4.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Camden 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.
Camden's walkability score is 4.6, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with residents typically having access to only 4.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
4.6
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.
4.3
Higher than 57% 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.
44.0%
Lower than 55% 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 can easily reach a park, with 91.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, access to essential services is much lower; only 22.5% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services and 46.4% are near groceries, both far below state averages.
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.
81.6%
Higher than 73% 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.
62.8%
Higher than 57% 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.
91.7%
Higher than 71% 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.
22.5%
Lower than 79% 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 area has 64 intersections per square kilometre. The mean terrain slope is 5.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%.
64
Higher than 78% 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.
5.6%
Higher than 64% 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 Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE107006/camden/topic/walkability
