Central Murray · 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 massive gap in public transport access defines Central Murray, where only 25.9% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 85.7%, contributing to a general environment that is mostly car-dependent.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Central Murray — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Central Murray | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 2711, NSW | 3.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Central Murray 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 area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.7, which is far below the state average of 6.2. Just over half of homes (52.5%) have a 15-minute-city walkshed, also far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
3.7
Mostly car-dependent 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.
4.2
Lower than 51% 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.
52.5%
Higher than 54% 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 basic needs is limited, with the fewest homes near health services (45.1%) and the most near parks (63.2%), both far below state levels. This is reflected in the travel times, where 43% of homes are more than 30 minutes from public transport.
52.2%
Higher than 51% 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.
25.9%
Lower than 58% 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.
54.7%
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.
63.2%
Lower than 66% 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.
45.1%
Higher than 58% 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 is quite flat with a mean slope of 2.8%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 90% 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.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Central Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10500601/central-murray/topic/walkability
