Central Coast · 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 have easy access to daily needs than in other parts of New South Wales, making Central Coast somewhat walkable. While most people can easily reach a park or transport, over half the population lacks a school or grocery store within a 15-minute walk.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Central Coast — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Central Coast | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 5.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Central Coast 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 rated as somewhat walkable with a score of 5.4, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 57.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the state average.
5.4
Somewhat walkable 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.
5.1
Higher than 62% 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.
57.2%
Higher than 58% 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.
Walking access is a mixed experience; 93.4% of homes are within 10 minutes of public transport and 92.9% are near a park, both well above the state average. However, access to health services is far below the state figure, with only 38.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
50.8%
Lower than 60% 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.
93.4%
Higher than 89% 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.
61.6%
Lower than 57% 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.
92.9%
Higher than 71% 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.
38.9%
Lower than 57% 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 terrain slope is about the same as the state average at 7.8%, with 21 intersections per square kilometre. There are 16.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
16.9
Higher than 62% 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.
21
Higher than 56% 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.
7.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1010/central-coast/topic/walkability
