# Walkability — Newborough

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.

Area: Newborough (Suburb / Locality)

Flat terrain with a 4.7% slope makes Newborough very walkable, with a score of 6.0. Most residents can easily reach a variety of local spots on foot, though getting to the grocery store is harder here than in other parts of the state.

About 80% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well above the Victorian figure of 74.3%. On average, residents have access to 6.1 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a result about the same as the state average.

Walking to a park, school or health service is easy, with 95.3% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 84% near a school. However, access to groceries is a weak point, as only 58.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, far below the state figure of 74%.

The area has 66 street intersections per square kilometre and 17 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, which is a little above the Victorian average of 15.7.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 6.0 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 6.1 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 79.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 58.1% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 84.5% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 84.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 95.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 68.6% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 17.0 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 66 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 4.7% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21922/newborough/topic/walkability