Port Macquarie · 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.
A lack of nearby grocery stores stands out in Port Macquarie, where only 46.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of food shops. While the area is generally somewhat walkable, this gap in shopping access is much more pronounced than across New South Wales. Most people can easily walk to parks and transport, but far fewer can reach the shops on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Port Macquarie — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Port Macquarie | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | 5.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Macquarie 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.
Port Macquarie is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 5.8, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, only 61.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the state average.
5.8
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.
61.2%
Higher than 61% 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.
Access to parks and public transport is a strength, with 93.4% and 94.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk, both well above state levels. In contrast, access to schools and groceries is far below the state, with only 64.1% and 46.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of these amenities.
46.7%
Lower than 55% 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.
94.8%
Higher than 78% 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.
64.1%
Higher than 50% 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.
93.4%
Higher than 61% 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.
52.8%
Higher than 64% 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 local terrain has a mean slope of 6.9%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. There are 87 street intersections per square kilometre.
87
Higher than 75% 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.
6.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10401502/port-macquarie/topic/walkability
