Taren Point · 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.
Far more homes in Taren Point have a 15-minute-city walkshed than the state average, with 91% of residents able to reach a range of local services on foot. The area is described as somewhat walkable, with a score of 6.0. This makes it easier for people to get around without a car than in many other parts of New South Wales.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taren Point — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Taren Point | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| 2229, NSW | 7.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Taren Point 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.
About 91% of homes have access to a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. On average, residents can reach 6.2 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a result that is about the same as the state average.
6.0
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.
6.2
Higher than 90% 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.
91.0%
Higher than 95% 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 a park, school, or grocery store is very easy here, with access far above state levels for all three. However, access to health services is well below the New South Wales average, with only 53.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
89.9%
Higher than 95% 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.
88.8%
Higher than 84% 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.
95.4%
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.
99.7%
Higher than 88% 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.
53.2%
Higher than 85% 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.
Taren Point is flatter than most of the state, with a mean terrain slope of 3.7%. There are 165 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well above the state figure.
19.7
Higher than 61% 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.
165
Higher than 89% 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.
3.7%
Lower than 77% 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 Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/walkability
