Camden Haven · Urban Area
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 fewer homes in Camden Haven are within a 15-minute walk of local services compared to the rest of New South Wales. The area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.8 that is far below the state figure of 6.2. Only 43.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is 28 points lower than the state average.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Camden Haven — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Camden Haven | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| 2439, NSW | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Camden Haven 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 mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.8, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than those in the rest of the state.
3.8
Mostly car-dependent of urban area 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.
4.0
Lower than 75% of urban area 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.
43.9%
Lower than 74% of urban area 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 74.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, access to schools is much lower, with only 34.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far below the state figure of 76.0%.
41.5%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
43.3%
Lower than 82% of urban area 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.
34.9%
Lower than 92% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
74.2%
Lower than 85% of urban area 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.
37.0%
Lower than 63% of urban area 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 6.9%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 6 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 14.0.
14.0
Lower than 57% of urban area 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.
6
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.9%
Higher than 82% of urban area 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 Camden Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1009/camden-haven/topic/walkability
