Moruya · 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 61.6% of homes in Moruya pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the New South Wales figure. The area is considered somewhat walkable, though it offers fewer nearby amenities than the state average. Most residents can easily reach parks and schools, while access to health services is more limited.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Moruya — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Moruya | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Moruya 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.
Moruya has a walkability score of 5.5, making it somewhat walkable, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. The number of different amenity types within a 15-minute walk is about the same as the state average.
5.5
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.
5.7
Higher than 73% 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.
61.6%
Higher than 62% 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 schools is a highlight, with 80.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, well above the state figure. However, access to health services is the weakest link, as 54% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, which is well below New South Wales.
67.8%
Higher than 65% 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.
80.0%
Higher than 64% 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.
80.9%
Higher than 67% 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.
86.6%
Higher than 53% 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.
54.0%
Higher than 65% 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 in Moruya is 5.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 57 street intersections per square kilometre.
57
Higher 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.
5.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Moruya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10600204/moruya/topic/walkability
