Camden - Ellis Lane · 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.
Public transport and parks are very close for most people in Camden - Ellis Lane, but other daily needs are harder to reach on foot. Only 33.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This creates a gap where basic transport is accessible, but general amenities are sparse.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Camden - Ellis Lane — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Camden - Ellis Lane | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 2570, NSW | 4.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Camden - Ellis Lane 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 area is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 4.9, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents can reach 4.3 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the state average of 5.8.
4.9
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.
4.3
Lower than 64% 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.
33.8%
Lower than 76% 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 87.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 91.5% are near a park, other services are much harder to reach. Access to schools is far below the state average, with 38% of homes more than 30 minutes away on foot, and 23% of residents live over 30 minutes from the nearest groceries.
49.2%
Lower than 62% 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.
87.7%
Lower than 56% 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.
42.4%
Lower than 75% 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.
91.5%
Lower than 61% 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.
56.0%
Higher than 59% 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 slope is 6.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. There are 44 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 15.0 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the state figure.
15.0
Higher than 55% 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.
44
Lower than 62% 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.
6.4%
Higher 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 Camden - Ellis Lane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011433/camden-ellis-lane/topic/walkability
