Oxley · State Electorate
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.
Only 42.5% of homes in Oxley pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 71.9%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.6, which is far below the state figure of 6.2.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Oxley — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Oxley | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Oxley 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.
Residents have access to far fewer amenities within a 15-minute walk than those in other parts of the state. On average, there are only 3.6 types of amenities nearby, well below the New South Wales figure of 5.8.
3.6
Mostly car-dependent of state electorate 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.
3.6
Lower than 82% of state electorate 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.
42.5%
Lower than 79% of state electorate 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.
Access to daily needs is limited, with only 38.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, far below the state's 57.1%. Parks are the most reachable amenity, though still only 58.1% of homes are within 15 minutes of one, far below the state's 89%.
45.5%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
53.1%
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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.
42.6%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
58.1%
Lower than 90% of state electorate 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.
38.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate 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 one intersection per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 7.7%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Despite the car-reliance, there are 18.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state average of 14.7.
18.8
Higher than 75% of state electorate 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.
1
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
7.7%
Higher than 83% of state electorate 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10064/oxley/topic/walkability
