Parkes · Indigenous Location
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 homes in Parkes have a 15-minute walk to local needs compared to the rest of New South Wales. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, only 59.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed. This means many residents rely more on cars than people in other parts of the state.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Parkes — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Parkes | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 2870, NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Parkes 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 Parkes is 5.6, which is a little below the state figure of 6.2. On average, residents have 5.5 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as across New South Wales.
5.6
Somewhat walkable of indigenous location 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.
5.5
Higher than 71% of indigenous location 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.
59.9%
Higher than 60% of indigenous location 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.
Walking to parks, schools, and public transport is easy, with over 80% of homes within 15 minutes of each. However, access to daily essentials is much lower; far fewer homes are within a short walk of groceries and health services compared to the state average.
51.7%
Higher than 50% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
91.2%
Higher than 72% of indigenous location 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.
80.7%
Higher than 67% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
94.6%
Higher than 64% of indigenous location 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.
50.6%
Higher than 62% of indigenous location 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 in Parkes is slightly flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 4.5%. There are 74 street intersections per square kilometre.
74
Higher than 73% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.5%
Higher than 51% of indigenous location 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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10100501/parkes/topic/walkability
