South West Rocks · 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 are within a short walk of a school in South West Rocks compared to the state average, though other services remain accessible. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but only 50.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is South West Rocks — somewhat walkable of areas.
| South West Rocks | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 2431, NSW | 4.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in South West Rocks 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.
A walkability score of 4.9 means the area is somewhat walkable, though this is well below the state's 6.2. Residents have access to about 4.9 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state figure of 5.8.
4.9
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.
4.9
Higher than 60% 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.
50.8%
Higher than 52% 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.
While 67.2% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services—far above the state average—only 54.6% can reach a school in that time. Access to parks is also far below the state average, with 76.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
67.5%
Higher than 64% 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.
81.7%
Higher than 65% 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.
54.6%
Lower than 59% 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.
76.8%
Lower than 57% 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.
67.2%
Higher than 74% 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 average terrain slope is 6.3%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 41 street intersections per square kilometre.
41
Higher than 64% 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.
6.3%
Higher than 76% 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 South West Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10400905/south-west-rocks/topic/walkability
