Adamstown Heights · Suburb / Locality
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 people can walk to the shops in Adamstown Heights compared to the state average, despite other local services being very accessible. While nearly every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park or public transport, only 41.4% of residents can easily walk to groceries. This mix of easy and difficult trips makes the area somewhat walkable.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Adamstown Heights — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Adamstown Heights | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 2289, NSW | 6.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Adamstown Heights 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 Adamstown Heights is 5.4, which is considered somewhat walkable and a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 55.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 71.9%.
5.4
Somewhat walkable of suburb / locality 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.
5.7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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.
55.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality 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.
Public transport and parks are highly accessible, with 98.1% of homes near transport and 100% near a park, both far above state levels. In contrast, access to health services (47.4%) and groceries (41.4%) is well below or far below the state averages.
41.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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.
83.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
47.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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.
Steep terrain is a feature here, with a mean slope of 13.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 102 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is far below the state average.
7.1
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality 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.
102
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
13.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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 Adamstown Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10017/adamstown-heights/topic/walkability
