Riverina - Orange · 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.
Just over half of homes in Riverina - Orange pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though it lacks the easy access to services found in many other parts of the state.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Riverina - Orange — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Riverina - Orange | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 2705, NSW | 3.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Riverina - Orange 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 4.2, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 4.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.
4.2
Somewhat walkable 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.
4.2
Higher than 64% 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.
50.2%
Higher than 64% 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 daily needs is far below state levels, with only 45% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 37.6% near health services. While 73.2% can walk to a park in 15 minutes, a larger gap exists for public transport, where 55.4% of homes are within a 10-minute walk.
45.0%
Lower than 59% 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.
55.4%
Higher than 61% 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.
57.5%
Higher than 50% 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.
73.2%
Lower than 55% 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.
37.6%
Higher than 51% 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 terrain is slightly flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 4.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Higher than 57% 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.
4.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Riverina - Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG105/riverina-orange/topic/walkability
