Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores · 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 29.8% of homes in Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with a score of 4.0, though it is well below the state average. Residents generally find it much harder to reach a variety of daily needs on foot than people in other parts of the state.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | 3.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores 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 4.0, which is considered somewhat walkable and well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, there are only 3.6 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, far below the state average of 5.8.
4.0
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.
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.
29.8%
Lower than 80% 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.
While 85.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, access to other services is much lower. About half of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries, but 0% of homes are within that same distance of health services, which is far below the state average.
50.5%
Lower than 61% 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.
85.2%
Lower than 58% 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.
32.7%
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.
49.5%
Lower than 87% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 area has a street connectivity of 15 intersections per square kilometre. With a mean terrain slope of 6.2%, the land is about the same as across New South Wales, though there are only 10.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state figure of 14.7.
10.3
Lower than 75% 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.
15
Lower than 71% 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.
6.2%
Higher than 64% 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 Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011239/brunswick-heads-ocean-shores/topic/walkability
