Upper 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.
Just over half of homes in Upper Murray pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This means most residents rely on cars to get around, as the area is mostly car-dependent with few amenities within easy walking distance.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Murray — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Upper Murray | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 2659, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Upper 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 walkability score is 3.7, which means the area is mostly car-dependent and far below the New South Wales average of 6.2. Only 50.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to 71.9% across the state.
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.
4.1
Lower than 53% 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.
50.4%
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.
Access to essentials is far below state levels, with parks being the most reachable amenity and public transport the hardest, as only 28.6% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop. Many residents face long trips, with 45% of homes located more than 30 minutes from the nearest public transport.
45.3%
Lower than 56% 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.
28.6%
Lower 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.
54.1%
Lower than 60% 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.
67.6%
Lower than 63% 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.
44.0%
Higher than 57% 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 3.9%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 81% 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.
3.9%
Lower than 59% 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 Upper Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10502001/upper-murray/topic/walkability
