2479, 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.
Only 3.1 types of amenities are within a 15-minute walk for people in postcode 2479, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 5.8. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as only 36.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2479, NSW — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 2479, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Byron | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2479, 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 2.9, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2.
2.9
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.
3.1
Lower than 61% 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.
36.4%
Lower than 62% 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 basics is far below the state average, with only 33.2% of homes within 15 minutes of a school and just 34% near health services. While 46.8% of homes are near public transport, more than half of all households are over a 30-minute walk from the nearest grocery store or health service.
37.2%
Lower 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.
46.8%
Lower than 53% 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.
33.2%
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.
44.0%
Lower than 75% 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.
34.0%
Higher than 51% 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 10.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre and 14.0 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the state average.
14.0
Lower than 65% 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.
2
Lower than 55% 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.
10.6%
Higher than 91% 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 2479, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2479/2479-nsw/topic/walkability
