Bradbury · 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.
Almost every home in Bradbury is within a short walk of a park or public transport, though the area is far less walkable for health services than the state average. While most residents can easily reach a school or bus stop, only about half can walk to the groceries. This creates a mixed environment that is considered somewhat walkable.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Bradbury — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bradbury | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 2560, NSW | 5.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bradbury 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 Bradbury is 5.6, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and about 65% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
5.6
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.
5.5
Higher than 71% 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.
65.1%
Higher than 65% 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 transport is a highlight, with 99.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, far above the state figure. However, this contrasts with poor access to health services, where only 13.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, far below the state average of 57.1%.
51.8%
Higher than 50% 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.
99.9%
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.
93.3%
Higher than 82% 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.
13.9%
Lower than 73% 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 mean terrain slope of 6.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. There are 185 intersections per square kilometre.
185
Higher than 87% 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.
6.4%
Higher than 78% 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 Bradbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700703/bradbury/topic/walkability
