Lalor Park · 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.
Far more homes in Lalor Park have a 15-minute city walkshed than the New South Wales average, with 96.4% of residents within easy reach of a variety of amenities. This makes the area very walkable, as the typical resident can easily access a range of local services on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Lalor Park — very walkable of areas.
| Lalor Park | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| 2147, NSW | 6.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lalor Park 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 Lalor Park is 6.4, which is considered very walkable and about the same as the state average. On average, residents have 6.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8.
6.4
Very 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.
6.5
Higher than 82% 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.
96.4%
Higher than 93% 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 is excellent for some needs, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport, parks, and schools, all far above state levels. However, access to basics is much lower, as only 49% can walk to groceries and 35.5% to health services within 15 minutes, both far below the New South Wales average.
49.0%
Lower than 53% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
35.5%
Lower than 52% 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 area has a street connectivity of 182 intersections per square kilometre. The typical terrain slope is 6.1%, which is about the same as across New South Wales.
182
Higher than 86% 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.
6.1%
Higher than 74% 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 Lalor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700312/lalor-park/topic/walkability
