Bogangar · 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.
Much better access to local services than the state average makes Bogangar a very walkable area. A huge 88% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This ease of movement is supported by a very walkable score of 7.7.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bogangar — very walkable of areas.
| Bogangar | 7.7 |
|---|---|
| 2488, NSW | 7.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bogangar 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.
Residents can typically reach 7.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the state average of 5.8. This accessibility is reflected in the area's overall walkability score of 7.7.
7.7
Very 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.
7.4
Higher than 97% 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.
88.0%
Higher than 93% 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.
Most people can reach a park or public transport within five minutes. While 99.8% of homes are near a park and 98.7% are near transport, health services see the biggest gap over the state average, with 86.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
87.0%
Higher than 93% 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.
98.7%
Higher than 96% 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.
95.3%
Higher than 96% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 92% 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.
86.4%
Higher than 96% 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.
The terrain is very flat, with a slope of 2.6% which is well below the state average. There are 34 intersections per square kilometre and 33.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state figure of 14.7.
33.8
Higher than 74% 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.
34
Higher than 76% 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.
2.6%
Lower than 93% 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 Bogangar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10438/bogangar/topic/walkability
