Parramatta - Central · 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.
Health services are the least accessible daily amenity in Parramatta - Central, though 94.1% of residents can still reach them within 15 minutes. This is a walker's paradise where nearly every home sits within a 15-minute walk of essential services. Most people can reach their destination in just five minutes, making the area far more walkable than the state average.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Parramatta - Central — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Parramatta - Central | 9.0 |
|---|---|
| 2150, NSW | 9.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Parramatta - Central 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 9.0, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Almost all homes—99.7%—have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the state average of 71.9%.
9.0
A walker's paradise 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.
7.9
Higher than 99% 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.
99.7%
Higher than 99% 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 basics is exceptional, with 99.7% of homes within a short stroll of groceries and transport. While most residents are just five minutes from a park or bus stop, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 66% of homes within a five-minute walk.
99.7%
Higher than 99% 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.
99.7%
Higher than 97% 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.
99.3%
Higher than 97% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 84% 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.
94.1%
Higher than 94% 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 304 intersections per square kilometre. The typical terrain slope is 7.4%, which is about the same as the state average of 6.8%.
304
Higher than 94% 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.
7.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Parramatta - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10702101/parramatta-central/topic/walkability
