Dubbo - East · 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 Dubbo - East are within a 15-minute walk of local services, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the area somewhat walkable, but residents often have to travel further than the state average to reach basic amenities. While parks are generally accessible, getting to health services or groceries on foot is much harder here.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo - East — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Dubbo - East | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2830, NSW | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Dubbo - East 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 Dubbo - East is 4.5, meaning it is somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and only 46.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 71.9%.
4.5
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.
4.1
Lower than 67% 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.
46.7%
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 residents can easily reach a park or public transport, but access to other needs is much lower. While 86.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, only 23.5% can walk to health services and 40.2% to groceries, both of which are far below state figures.
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.
79.7%
Lower than 61% 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.
66.9%
Lower than 56% 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.
86.6%
Lower than 66% 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.
23.5%
Lower than 72% 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 terrain is quite flat, with a mean slope of 3.2%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 10 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 17.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the state average.
17.6
Higher than 66% 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.
10
Lower than 76% 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.
3.2%
Lower 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 Dubbo - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031100/dubbo-east/topic/walkability
