Batemans Bay · 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 half of homes in Batemans Bay meet the 15-minute-city test, with only 45.4% of residents able to reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but many residents face significant gaps in their access to daily essentials.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Batemans Bay — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Batemans Bay | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 4.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Batemans Bay 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 Batemans Bay is 4.5, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have an average of 4.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also well below the state average of 5.8.
4.5
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.
4.2
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.
45.4%
Lower than 53% 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 84.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, schools are the hardest to reach, as only 33% of homes are within 15 minutes of one, which is far below the state figure of 76%.
46.8%
Lower 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.
84.7%
Higher than 67% 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.
33.0%
Lower than 74% 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.
81.9%
Lower than 52% 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.
44.2%
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 9.2%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 17 street intersections per square kilometre.
17
Higher than 53% 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.
9.2%
Higher than 93% 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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10600201/batemans-bay/topic/walkability
