# Walkability — Snowy Mountains

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.

Area: Snowy Mountains (Sub-region (SA3))

Fewer than 40% of homes in Snowy Mountains have basic services within a 15-minute walk, making the area mostly car-dependent. While there are more walkable amenities per person than the state figure, these are spread across a vast landscape. Most residents rely on vehicles to reach essential needs.

A walkability score of 3.6 means the area is mostly car-dependent, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 43.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the state's 71.9%.

Access to essentials is limited, with parks being the most reachable amenity for 66.2% of homes, while schools are the hardest to reach at 36.6%. These figures are all far below the state averages, and 44% of homes are more than 30 minutes' walk from the nearest school.

The terrain is steep, with a mean slope of 10.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre, though the area has 25.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state average.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.6 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.7 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 43.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 38.8% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 45.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 36.6% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 66.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 36.7% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 25.5 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 0 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 10.4% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/walkability