Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds · 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.
Far fewer people can walk to local services in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds than in other parts of New South Wales. The area is mostly car-dependent, with only 21% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 71.9%. This lack of easy access means most residents rely on vehicles for their daily needs.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 5.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds 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 2.5, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and there are only 2.5 amenity types within a 15-minute walk for the typical resident.
2.5
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.
2.5
Lower than 86% 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.
21.0%
Lower than 86% 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 51.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, as only 15.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk—both figures are far below the state averages.
41.1%
Lower than 70% 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.
51.8%
Lower than 75% 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.
20.7%
Lower than 89% 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.
45.1%
Lower than 88% 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.
15.1%
Lower than 79% 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 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 8.7%. There is one intersection per square kilometre, and the area has 26.0 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
26.0
Higher than 83% 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.
1
Lower than 87% 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.
8.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011153/forster-tuncurry-surrounds/topic/walkability
