Springwood · 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.
Steep hills and a mean terrain slope of 10.2% shape the walking experience in Springwood. Despite this, the area is considered very walkable, with a score of 6.2 that is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Most residents can easily reach parks and transport, though fewer can walk to the shops compared to the state average.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Springwood — very walkable of areas.
| Springwood | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| 2777, NSW | 5.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Springwood 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 6.2, making Springwood very walkable. However, the share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed is 68.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
6.2
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.
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.
68.8%
Higher than 68% 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 and parks are very accessible, with 98% and 97.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, both far above state levels. In contrast, access to groceries is much lower, with only 48.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk compared to 67.7% across New South Wales.
48.1%
Lower than 54% 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.
98.0%
Higher than 84% 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.
61.3%
Lower than 53% 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.
97.9%
Higher than 72% 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.
69.5%
Higher than 76% 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 landscape is quite steep, with a mean terrain slope of 10.2% that is well above the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 61 intersections per square kilometre.
61
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.
10.2%
Higher than 96% 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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700405/springwood/topic/walkability
