Eden · 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.
Fewer than 55% of homes in Eden have easy walking access to a variety of local services, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the town somewhat walkable, though it struggles to match the convenience of other areas in the state. Residents find it easiest to reach parks, but many struggle to get to health services on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Eden — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Eden | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 2551, NSW | 4.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Eden 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 Eden is 5.4, making it somewhat walkable. This is a little below the state average, and the town has slightly fewer types of amenities within a 15-minute walk than the New South Wales figure.
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.
5.3
Higher than 68% 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.
54.9%
Higher than 56% 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.
While 90.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, access to other needs is lower. For example, only 49% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services and 63.4% are near a school, both of which are well below state levels.
58.6%
Higher than 57% 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.
76.9%
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.
63.4%
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.
90.4%
Higher than 56% 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.
49.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Eden is a little steeper than across New South Wales, with a mean slope of 9.6%. There are 60 street intersections per square kilometre.
60
Higher than 71% 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.
9.6%
Higher than 94% 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 Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10600103/eden/topic/walkability
