Nowra - Bomaderry · 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.
Just over half of homes in Nowra - Bomaderry pass the 15-minute city test, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This means many residents cannot easily reach a variety of daily needs on foot. The area is considered somewhat walkable, though its overall score of 4.6 is well below the state average.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Nowra - Bomaderry — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Nowra - Bomaderry | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 2541, NSW | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Nowra - Bomaderry 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 is 4.6, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This reflects a lack of local options, as the number of different amenity types within a 15-minute walk is well below the state average.
4.6
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.
4.5
Lower than 61% 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.
50.5%
Lower 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.
Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 87.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk, which is a little above the state figure. In contrast, access to basics is much lower; only 35.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, a figure far below the state average.
35.6%
Lower than 86% 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.
87.1%
Higher than 67% 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.
60.5%
Lower 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.
87.5%
Lower than 58% 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.
40.8%
Higher than 53% 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 area's terrain is a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 4.8%. There are 16 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is a little below the New South Wales figure.
12.3
Lower than 76% 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.
16
Lower than 60% 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.
4.8%
Lower than 55% 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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/walkability
