Inverell Surrounds - West · 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 gentle average slope of 5.1% defines the landscape of Inverell Surrounds - West, though the area remains mostly car-dependent. Only 44% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This makes it difficult for residents to reach daily needs on foot.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell Surrounds - West — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Inverell Surrounds - West | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2404, NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Inverell Surrounds - West 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 is 3.3, meaning the area is mostly car-dependent and far below the state average of 6.2. On average, there are only 3.6 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 5.8.
3.3
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.
3.6
Lower than 74% 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.
44.0%
Lower than 68% 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, with the highest share of homes within a 15-minute walk being those near parks (55.4%). The lowest access is for public transport, where only 31.3% of homes are within a 10-minute walk, far below the state average of 85.7%.
37.5%
Lower than 73% 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.
31.3%
Lower than 82% 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.
43.5%
Lower than 74% 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.
55.4%
Lower than 84% 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.
38.3%
Lower than 57% 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.
There are 24.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.7. However, the area has a street connectivity of 0 intersections per square kilometre.
24.2
Higher than 80% 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 99% 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.
5.1%
Lower than 54% 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 Inverell Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021193/inverell-surrounds-west/topic/walkability
