Corowa · 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.
Only 55.8% of homes in Corowa pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average. While the town is considered somewhat walkable, it struggles to provide a wide variety of services within a short walk for most residents. This means a small number of people can easily reach all essential amenities on foot.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Corowa — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Corowa | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2646, NSW | 3.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Corowa 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 overall walkability score for Corowa is 4.5, which is well below the state figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 4.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8.
4.5
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.
4.8
Higher than 82% 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.
55.8%
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.
Most people have great access to nature, with 93.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, well above the state rate. However, public transport is much harder to reach, with only 37.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk, far below the New South Wales figure of 85.7%.
45.0%
Higher than 78% 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.
37.1%
Higher than 69% 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.
78.4%
Higher than 85% 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.
93.7%
Higher than 82% 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.
56.7%
Higher than 86% 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 town is quite flat, with a mean terrain slope of 3.4%, which is well below the state average. There are 9 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 18.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure.
18.8
Higher than 60% 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.
9
Higher than 72% 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.
3.4%
Lower than 80% 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 Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11080/corowa/topic/walkability
