Batemans Bay · 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.
A huge gap in school access defines the walking experience in Batemans Bay, where only 18.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a campus. While the area is rated as somewhat walkable, it sits well below the New South Wales average. Only 37.4% of local homes have easy access to the variety of services usually found in a 15-minute city.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Batemans Bay — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Batemans Bay | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 4.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Batemans Bay 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 4.3, which is considered somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with the typical resident having far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than across the state.
4.3
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.
3.8
Lower than 72% 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.
37.4%
Lower than 73% 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.
Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 89.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk—well above the state average. In contrast, schools are the hardest to reach, with over half of all homes located more than 30 minutes away on foot.
40.2%
Lower than 71% 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.
89.4%
Lower than 53% 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.
18.6%
Lower than 90% 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.
77.3%
Lower than 74% 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.
34.7%
Lower than 60% 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 landscape is slightly steeper than the New South Wales average, with a mean terrain slope of 8.8%. There are 13 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 28.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure.
28.2
Higher than 86% 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.
13
Lower than 72% 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.
8.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041017/batemans-bay/topic/walkability
