2334, NSW · Postcode
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.
Fewer residents can reach local amenities on foot in postcode 2334 compared to the New South Wales average. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but only 62.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the state figure. While parks are easy to reach, most other services require a longer trip.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2334, NSW — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 2334, NSW | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| Cessnock | 3.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2334, 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 for the area is 4.1, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, there are only 4.5 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also well below the state average of 5.8.
4.1
Somewhat walkable of postcode 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.
4.5
Higher than 60% of postcode 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.
62.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode 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 people can easily reach a park, with 88.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk, but 0% of homes have health services within that same distance. Access to schools and groceries is also far below the state average, and 68.4% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, which is far below the NSW figure.
55.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
68.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode 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.
48.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
88.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode 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 average terrain slope is 5.7%, a little below the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 9 intersections per square kilometre and 8.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far below the state figure of 14.7.
8.7
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
9
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode 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 2334, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2334/2334-nsw/topic/walkability
