Coffs Harbour · 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.
A mean terrain slope of 6.6% makes Coffs Harbour about the same as the New South Wales average, yet the area remains only somewhat walkable. Only 51.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure. This means many residents rely on cars to reach basic daily needs.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Coffs Harbour — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Coffs Harbour | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 3.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Coffs Harbour 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 walkability score for Coffs Harbour is 4.8, meaning it is considered somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, with fewer amenity types available within a 15-minute walk than in the rest of the state.
4.8
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.
4.7
Lower than 55% 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.
51.7%
Lower than 55% 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.
Access to amenities varies, with parks being the most reachable at 83.9% of homes within 15 minutes. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach on foot, as 39.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the state figure.
52.8%
Lower than 54% 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.
75.9%
Lower than 64% 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.
55.2%
Lower than 71% 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.
83.9%
Lower than 67% 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.
39.9%
Lower than 52% 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.
Street connectivity in the area stands at 15 intersections per square kilometre. There are 13.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
13.9
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.
15
Lower than 61% 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.
6.6%
Higher than 75% 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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1011/coffs-harbour/topic/walkability
