Little Pelican · 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 12.5% of homes in Little Pelican are within a 15-minute walk of essential services, making it an area that is mostly car-dependent. While some residents can reach public transport and parks, there is a severe lack of nearby schools and health services. This creates a significant gap compared to the rest of New South Wales.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little Pelican — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Little Pelican | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 5.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Little Pelican 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 Little Pelican is 2.3, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This means the area is mostly car-dependent, with an average of only 2.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
2.3
Mostly car-dependent 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.
2.3
Higher than 68% 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.
12.5%
Higher than 67% 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 is the most accessible amenity, with 62.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk, but health services are the hardest to reach, with 0% of homes within 15 minutes. Access to schools is also very limited, with only 6.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far below the state figure of 76%.
62.5%
Higher than 83% 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.
62.5%
Higher than 77% 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.
6.3%
Higher than 59% 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.
62.5%
Higher than 68% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 streets in Little Pelican are very flat, with a mean terrain slope of 1.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 3 intersections per square kilometre.
3
Higher than 62% 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.
1.9%
Lower than 99% 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 Little Pelican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12364/little-pelican/topic/walkability
