# Walkability — Outer Regional Australia

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.

Area: Outer Regional Australia (Remoteness Area)

A mean terrain slope of 4.6% shapes the landscape of Outer Regional Australia, where the walkability score of 3.6 means the area is mostly car-dependent. Only 42% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed. While many people can walk to a park, other essential services remain far out of reach for many residents.

Most homes in Outer Regional Australia are mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.6. On average, there are only 3.7 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk of a typical home.

Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 66.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, as 51% of homes are more than a 30-minute walk away from the nearest one.

There is 1 intersection per square kilometre across the region. There are 34.7 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.6 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.7 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 42.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 44.1% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 48.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 45.4% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 66.4% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 30.8% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 34.7 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 1 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.6% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA22/outer-regional-australia/topic/walkability