Sydney - Wollongong · 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.
A typical slope of 7.1% makes Sydney - Wollongong about the same as other parts of New South Wales, while the area remains very walkable. It is a highly accessible region where 85.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far above the state average of 71.9%.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Wollongong — very walkable of areas.
| Sydney - Wollongong | 7.3 |
|---|---|
| 2745, NSW | 4.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Sydney - Wollongong 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 region is very walkable with a score of 7.3, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have 6.7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, also slightly above the state average.
7.3
Very 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.
6.7
Higher than 99% 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.
85.2%
Higher than 99% 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.
Most residents can easily reach essential services; 96.1% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 89.3% are near a school. Access to health services is the hardest walk, with only 69.5% of homes within 15 minutes, though this is still far above the state figure.
81.1%
Higher than 98% 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.
96.1%
Higher than 99% 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.
89.3%
Higher than 99% 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.
96.9%
Higher than 98% 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.
69.5%
Higher than 99% 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.
Street connectivity is measured at 35 intersections per square kilometre. The terrain slope of 7.1% is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.8%.
35
Higher than 92% 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.
7.1%
Higher than 86% 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 Sydney - Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG107/sydney-wollongong/topic/walkability
