Forbes · 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.
Fewer than 40% of homes in Forbes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the New South Wales figure. The town is considered somewhat walkable, but it generally has fewer nearby amenities than other parts of the state. While some residents enjoy easy access to greenery, many others struggle to reach basic services on foot.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forbes — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Forbes | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2871, NSW | 4.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Forbes 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 Forbes is 4.5, which is well below the state average and means it is only somewhat walkable. Residents have access to about 4.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, far fewer than the 5.8 seen across New South Wales.
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.
4.3
Higher than 79% 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.
39.4%
Higher than 77% 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.
Walking to parks is the easiest trip, with 74.8% of homes within 15 minutes, while reaching groceries is much harder, with only 39.8% of homes within a similar walk. These figures are far below the state averages for both parks and shops. Access to schools, health services, and public transport is also far below the New South Wales figures.
39.8%
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.
73.8%
Higher than 80% 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.
60.6%
Higher than 79% 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.
74.8%
Higher than 71% 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.
45.6%
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.
The terrain in Forbes is quite flat, with a mean slope of 3.0% that is well below the state average. There is one intersection 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.
1
Higher than 52% 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.
3.0%
Lower than 88% 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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11539/forbes/topic/walkability
