Yowie Bay · 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.
Steep hills define the landscape in Yowie Bay, where the mean terrain slope is well above the state figure. This rugged terrain contributes to a walkability score of 5.7, making the area somewhat walkable. While most residents can easily walk to transport, parks, and schools, fewer homes have a full range of amenities within a 15-minute walk compared to the rest of New South Wales.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yowie Bay — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Yowie Bay | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| 2228, NSW | 7.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yowie Bay 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 half of homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 71.9%. The overall walkability score of 5.7 is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.2.
5.7
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.
5.7
Higher than 87% 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.
52.8%
Higher than 80% 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.
Every single home is within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and nearly all are close to parks and schools, far exceeding state levels. However, access to health services is a weak point, with 45.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the state figure.
85.6%
Higher than 92% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
95.9%
Higher than 97% 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 92% 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.
45.5%
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 area has 75 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope that is well above the state average. There are 6.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
6.9
Lower than 66% 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.
75
Higher than 82% 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.
11.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Yowie Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14537/yowie-bay/topic/walkability
