Kiama · 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.
Just over half of homes in Kiama pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though the variety of nearby amenities is a little below the state average. While parks and transport are very accessible, getting to schools or shops on foot is much harder for many residents.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Kiama — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Kiama | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | 5.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kiama 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 Kiama is 5.3, which is described as somewhat walkable and sits a little below the New South Wales average. Only 57.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure that is far below the state's 71.9%.
5.3
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.
5.2
Higher than 65% 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.
57.7%
Higher than 58% 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 the easiest to reach, with about 90% of homes within a 15-minute walk, well above the state average. However, access to other essentials is much lower; only 47.4% of homes are within 15 minutes of a school, which is far below the state figure.
56.7%
Higher than 55% 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.
89.1%
Higher than 70% 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.
47.4%
Lower than 65% 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.
90.1%
Higher than 56% 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.
50.3%
Higher than 62% 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 in Kiama has a mean slope of 9.3%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 11 intersections per square kilometre.
11
Lower than 53% 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.
9.3%
Higher than 93% 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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10701501/kiama/topic/walkability
