Bathurst · 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.
Only 55.9% of homes in Bathurst meet the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This means nearly half the area lacks easy walking access to several key daily needs. Overall, the town is considered somewhat walkable, though it trails behind the state average for both general walkability and the variety of services within reach.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bathurst | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 4.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bathurst 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 Bathurst is 5.1, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 4.8 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.
5.1
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.
4.8
Higher than 58% 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.
55.9%
Higher than 57% 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.
Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 76.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk, while health services are the hardest to reach, with only 42.9% of homes within 15 minutes. Access to parks, schools and groceries is also well below state levels.
56.6%
Higher 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.
76.1%
Higher than 62% 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.
66.0%
Higher than 52% 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.
79.7%
Lower than 54% 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.
42.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Bathurst is about the same as the state average, with a typical slope of 6.1%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre.
2
Lower than 70% 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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10500301/bathurst/topic/walkability
