Hawkesbury - Richmond · 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.
A huge 17 point gap over the state average for health service access makes Hawkesbury - Richmond a standout for walkability. Most residents can easily reach essential services and transport on foot, making the area very walkable overall.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Hawkesbury - Richmond — very walkable of areas.
| Hawkesbury - Richmond | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| 2753, NSW | 4.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Hawkesbury - Richmond 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 area is very walkable with a score of 6.9, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. About 78.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, well above the state's 71.9%.
6.9
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.
6.6
Higher than 84% 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.
78.4%
Higher than 75% 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 services is strong, with 93.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 87.8% near a school, far above state levels. While health services are far above the national figure, groceries are the least accessible essential, with 72.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
72.5%
Higher than 68% 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.
93.7%
Higher than 76% 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.
87.8%
Higher than 75% 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.
94.9%
Higher than 65% 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.
74.2%
Higher than 79% 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 terrain is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 3.9% that is a little below the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 25 intersections per square kilometre.
25
Higher than 58% 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.
3.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Hawkesbury - Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10701002/hawkesbury-richmond/topic/walkability
