2784, 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.
Few services are within a short walk for people in postcode 2784, where a walkability score of 2.2 means the area is mostly car-dependent. While some homes are near parks and transport, only 0.5% of residents have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2784, NSW — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 2784, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains | 5.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2784, 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 area's walkability score of 2.2 is far below the state average of 6.2. This reflects a lack of variety in local amenities, with only 1.6 types available within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.8 across New South Wales.
2.2
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.
1.6
Lower than 81% 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.
0.5%
Lower than 85% 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.
Parks and public transport are the most accessible amenities, with 75% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. Conversely, access to other essentials is very limited, with only 1.2% of homes near a school and 0.1% near health services, both far below state figures.
2.1%
Lower than 84% 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.
59.0%
Higher than 54% 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.
1.2%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
75.0%
Higher than 52% 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.
0.1%
Lower than 71% 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 typical terrain slope is 12.2%, which is well above the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 21 intersections per square kilometre, and there are 13.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the state average of 14.7.
13.1
Lower than 70% 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.
21
Higher than 60% 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.
12.2%
Higher than 95% 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 2784, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2784/2784-nsw/topic/walkability
