Byron Bay · 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.
A gentle terrain slope of 4.4% helps Byron Bay be very walkable, with a score of 6.8 that is a little above the New South Wales figure. Most residents enjoy easy walking, as 75% of homes have a wide range of amenities within a 15-minute trip. This makes it a convenient place to get around without a car.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Byron Bay — very walkable of areas.
| Byron Bay | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| 2481, NSW | 5.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Byron Bay 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 area is considered very walkable, with a score of 6.8 compared to 6.2 across New South Wales. Residents typically have 6.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is a little above the state average.
6.8
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.
6.4
Higher than 91% 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.
75.0%
Higher than 86% 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 easily reach parks, health services, and groceries, with 95.8% of homes within 15 minutes of a park. However, school access is a weak point, as the 54% of homes within walking distance is far below the state figure of 76%.
77.7%
Higher than 88% 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.
92.9%
Higher than 85% 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.
54.0%
Higher than 77% 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.
95.8%
Higher than 83% 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.
71.1%
Higher than 90% 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.
Byron Bay has 54 intersections per square kilometre and 38.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
38.7
Higher than 76% 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.
54
Higher than 79% 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.
4.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10731/byron-bay/topic/walkability
