Woolgoolga - Arrawarra · 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.
Only 37% of homes in Woolgoolga - Arrawarra meet the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent for daily needs, as residents have far fewer types of amenities within a short walk than people in other parts of the state.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Woolgoolga - Arrawarra — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Woolgoolga - Arrawarra | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 3.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Woolgoolga - Arrawarra 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 3.9, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the state figure of 6.2, and typical residents can access only 4 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.8 across New South Wales.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent 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.
4.0
Lower than 69% 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.
37.0%
Lower than 74% 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.
Access to essentials is limited; only 35.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and just 27.2% can reach health services, both far below state levels. While parks are the most accessible amenity, with 75.8% of homes nearby, health services are the hardest to reach, with 55% of residents living more than 30 minutes away on foot.
35.8%
Lower than 74% 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.
64.9%
Lower than 70% 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.
44.9%
Lower than 73% 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.
75.8%
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.
27.2%
Lower than 69% 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.
Street connectivity is 6 intersections per square kilometre. The area has 11.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.7, and the terrain slope is about the same as the state average.
11.1
Lower than 69% 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.
6
Lower than 81% 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.
5.9%
Higher than 60% 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 Woolgoolga - Arrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021091/woolgoolga-arrawarra/topic/walkability
