Goulburn · 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.
Fewer than 57% of Goulburn homes have the core services needed for a 15-minute city, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though many residents still rely on cars to reach basic amenities. While parks are widely accessible, getting to health services or groceries on foot is much harder here than in the rest of the state.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Goulburn | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 3.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Goulburn 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 Goulburn is 4.8, which is considered somewhat walkable and well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have access to about 4.9 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, slightly below the state average of 5.8.
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.
4.9
Higher 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.
56.6%
Higher than 57% 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.
Most people can easily reach a park, with 91.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk, which is a little above the state average. In contrast, access to essentials is much lower; only 48.3% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and 40.2% are near health services, both far below New South Wales figures.
48.3%
Lower than 67% 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.
81.1%
Lower than 57% 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.
67.5%
Higher than 60% 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.
91.1%
Higher than 57% 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.
40.2%
Higher than 50% 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 5.8%, a little below the state figure of 6.8%. Goulburn has 60 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 11.5, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
11.5
Lower than 82% 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.
60
Higher than 90% 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.
5.8%
Higher than 62% 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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1014/goulburn/topic/walkability
