Wauchope · 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.
Just over two thirds of homes in Wauchope meet the 15-minute-city test, meaning they can reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is well below the New South Wales figure, but the town remains somewhat walkable for many residents. Health services are a particular strength, with far more people able to walk to care than in the state average.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Wauchope — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Wauchope | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wauchope 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 Wauchope is 5.4, which is described as somewhat walkable and a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. About 66.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
5.4
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.
5.8
Higher than 74% 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.
66.9%
Higher than 66% 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 health services is a highlight, with 76.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the state average. In contrast, access to schools (63.3%) and public transport (68.0%) is far below the New South Wales figures.
65.5%
Higher than 63% 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.
68.0%
Higher than 57% 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.
63.3%
Lower than 51% 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.
83.4%
Lower than 51% 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.
76.2%
Higher than 80% 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 6.1%, which is about the same as across New South Wales. There are 48 intersections per square kilometre across the street network.
48
Higher than 66% 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.
6.1%
Higher than 74% 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 Wauchope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10401503/wauchope/topic/walkability
