Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 than half of all homes in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra can reach five different types of local amenities within a 15-minute walk. This result is far below the state average, leaving the area's overall walkability as only somewhat walkable. While parks and transport are very close for most, other essential services remain out of reach for many residents.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| 2619, NSW | 5.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra 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.
A 15-minute-city walkshed is available to only 46% of homes, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. The area's overall walkability score of 5.0 is a little below the state average of 6.2.
5.0
Somewhat walkable of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
4.4
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
46.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 walk to a park or public transport, with 96% and 92.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk respectively. However, access to schools is far below the state average at 44.2%, and health services are also hard to reach for 35.9% of residents.
67.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
92.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
44.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
96.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
35.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 area has 122 intersections per square kilometre, with a typical terrain slope of 7.6%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 12.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
12.1
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
122
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021012/queanbeyan-west-jerrabomberra/topic/walkability
