Wauchope · 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.
A few services are very close to home in Wauchope, but overall access is limited for many residents. While 74.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, this is far above the New South Wales figure. However, the area is only somewhat walkable, with 65.2% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wauchope — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Wauchope | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Wauchope 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.
Wauchope is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 5.2, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have about 5.5 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, roughly the same as the state average.
5.2
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.
5.5
Higher than 86% 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.
65.2%
Higher than 83% 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.
Health services are the most accessible amenity, though access to schools is far below the state average. Only 61.6% of homes are within 15 minutes of a school, and 22% of residents must walk more than 30 minutes to reach one.
63.8%
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.
64.0%
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.
61.6%
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.
80.1%
Higher than 74% 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.
74.2%
Higher than 91% 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 average terrain slope is 6.1%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. There are 34 intersections per square kilometre, but with only 9.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, this is well below the state average.
9.6
Lower 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.
34
Higher than 76% 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.
6.1%
Higher than 54% 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 Wauchope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14214/wauchope/topic/walkability
