Kempsey - Nambucca · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
Far fewer homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school in Kempsey - Nambucca compared to the rest of the state, reflecting a broader trend of limited local access. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only 43.4% of homes have a walkable neighborhood, a figure far below the New South Wales average.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Kempsey - Nambucca — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Kempsey - Nambucca | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kempsey - Nambucca 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 3.7, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the state figure of 6.2, with residents having well fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than across New South Wales.
3.7
Mostly car-dependent of sub-region (sa3) 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.
3.7
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
43.4%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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 everyday needs is far below state levels, with the largest gaps seen in school and park access. While 58.9% of homes are near public transport, only 38.4% are within a 15-minute walk of health services, the lowest rate among the main amenities.
46.4%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
58.9%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
44.1%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
58.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
38.4%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) 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 one intersection per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 7.5%, which is about the same as the state average. Interestingly, there are 20.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
20.6
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
1
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
7.5%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Kempsey - Nambucca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10802/kempsey-nambucca/topic/walkability
