Wagga Wagga 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.
Only 21.6% of homes in Wagga Wagga Surrounds are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, a gap that is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with only 33% of residents living in a neighborhood where daily needs are reachable on foot.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wagga Wagga Surrounds — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Wagga Wagga Surrounds | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2655, NSW | 3.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wagga Wagga 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 Wagga Wagga Surrounds is 2.5, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the state average of 6.2, with typical residents having far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people across New South Wales.
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.
2.8
Lower than 83% 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.
33.0%
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.
Access to services is limited, as far fewer homes are within walking distance of schools, health services and public transport compared to the state average. While parks are the most common nearby amenity, 66% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from the nearest grocery store.
21.6%
Lower than 86% 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.
36.5%
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.
36.9%
Lower than 79% 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.
53.3%
Lower than 85% 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.
20.9%
Lower than 75% 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 flatter than the New South Wales average, with a mean slope of 4.4%. There are 16.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the state figure, though there are no street intersections per square kilometre.
16.8
Higher than 63% 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 96% 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.
4.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds/topic/walkability
