2446, 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.
A 7.6% average slope across the terrain contributes to the mostly car-dependent nature of postcode 2446. Only 33.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This makes the area much less walkable than the state average.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2446, NSW — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 2446, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2446, 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 this area is 2.8, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the state average of 6.2, with only 3.0 types of amenities typically within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.8 across New South Wales.
2.8
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.0
Lower than 62% 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.
33.7%
Lower 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.
Access to essentials is far below state levels; only 32.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 31.9% can reach groceries in that time. While parks are the most common amenity, 38% of homes are still more than 30 minutes away from one.
31.9%
Lower than 64% 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.
33.7%
Lower than 62% 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.
32.2%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
49.9%
Lower than 71% 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.
36.1%
Higher than 53% 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.
There is one intersection per square kilometre in this area. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 7.8, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
7.8
Lower than 92% 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.
1
Lower than 68% 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.
7.6%
Higher than 78% 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 2446, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2446/2446-nsw/topic/walkability
