Kempsey 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.
Fewer than half of all homes in Kempsey Surrounds are within a 15-minute walk of a park, making it a mostly car-dependent area. Most residents live far from basic services, with a walkability score of 2.4 that is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kempsey Surrounds — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Kempsey Surrounds | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 3.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kempsey 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.
Only 32.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the 71.9% seen across New South Wales. On average, residents can only reach 2.6 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, also far below the state average of 5.8.
2.4
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.
2.6
Lower than 84% 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.
32.4%
Lower than 77% 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, yet 85% of homes are more than 30 minutes' walk from health services. Access to schools, groceries, and parks is far below state levels, with more than half of residents living over 30 minutes' walk from these basics.
36.4%
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.
36.0%
Lower than 80% 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.
32.5%
Lower than 82% 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.
40.5%
Lower than 90% 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.
10.3%
Lower than 83% 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 a little steeper than the New South Wales average, with a mean slope of 7.9%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre, though the area has 21.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 14.7.
21.5
Higher than 76% 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.
0
Lower than 95% 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.
7.9%
Higher than 81% 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 Kempsey Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021156/kempsey-surrounds/topic/walkability
