North-Eastern NSW · Indigenous Region
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.
Only 41.2% of homes in North-Eastern NSW are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, making it a place where most people rely on cars. This region is mostly car-dependent, with far fewer homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to the rest of the state.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is North-Eastern NSW — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| North-Eastern NSW | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 2347, NSW | 3.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in North-Eastern NSW 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 3.9, which means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with a typical 15-minute walk reaching only 4.0 types of amenities.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous region 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.
4.0
Higher than 58% of indigenous region 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.
47.7%
Higher than 56% of indigenous region 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 essentials is far below the state average, with parks being the most reachable amenity and health services the hardest to reach. Only 36.5% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services, and 43% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from them.
41.2%
Lower than 71% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
53.7%
Higher than 58% of indigenous region 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.
53.6%
Lower than 58% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
66.7%
Lower than 71% of indigenous region 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.
36.5%
Lower than 53% of indigenous region 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 mean terrain slope is 5.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Higher than 50% of indigenous region areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.5%
Higher than 70% of indigenous region 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 North-Eastern NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG102/north-eastern-nsw/topic/walkability
