Tamworth - Gunnedah · 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.
Slightly flatter terrain than the state average helps the walkability of Tamworth - Gunnedah, yet it remains somewhat walkable with a score of 4.2. Only about half of all homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Tamworth - Gunnedah — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Tamworth - Gunnedah | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Tamworth - Gunnedah 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 this area is 4.2, which is considered somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and typically residents have far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than those across the state.
4.2
Somewhat walkable 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.
4.2
Lower than 63% 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.
49.8%
Lower than 60% 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 essentials is limited, with health services being the hardest to reach; only 32.6% of homes are within 15 minutes of care. While 72.9% of homes are near a park, only 40.8% are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, both figures far below state levels.
40.8%
Lower than 76% 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.
66.3%
Lower than 62% 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.
54.4%
Lower than 65% 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.
72.9%
Lower than 70% 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.
32.6%
Lower than 70% 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 average terrain slope is 5.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales average. There are 17.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents and the street connectivity is 0 intersections per square kilometre.
17.5
Higher than 63% 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.
0
Lower than 87% 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.
5.6%
Higher than 51% 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 Tamworth - Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11004/tamworth-gunnedah/topic/walkability
