Wagga Wagga · 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 Wagga Wagga are within a 15-minute walk of essential services than in other parts of New South Wales. With a walkability score of 8.0, the area is a walker's paradise. Almost every resident can easily reach a park, school, or grocery store without needing a car.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wagga Wagga — very walkable of areas.
| Wagga Wagga | 8.0 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 4.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wagga Wagga 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 a walker's paradise, with a score of 8.0, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This is reflected in the fact that 97.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the state average of 71.9%.
8.0
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.
7.5
Higher than 97% 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.
97.6%
Higher than 99% 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.
Almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park (99.8%) or groceries (96.8%), both of which are far above state figures. While access to parks is strongest, with 92% of homes just a 5-minute stroll away, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 28% of homes within 5 minutes.
96.8%
Higher than 98% 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.
99.4%
Higher than 98% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 93% 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.
78.8%
Higher than 93% 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 land is very flat, with a mean slope of 2.7%, which is well below the state figure of 6.8%. There are 275 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 38.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
38.3
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.
275
Higher than 94% 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.
2.7%
Lower than 92% 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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14101/wagga-wagga/topic/walkability
