Port Macquarie · 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.
Almost 89% of homes in Port Macquarie are near public transport, but far fewer have easy access to daily needs. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.5, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. While transport is close, the town's overall walkability is hampered by a lack of nearby shops and schools.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Port Macquarie — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Port Macquarie | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | 5.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Macquarie 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.
A somewhat walkable score of 5.5 is recorded here, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 6.2. Only 57.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the 71.9% seen across the state.
5.5
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.
5.3
Higher than 71% 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.
57.8%
Higher than 59% 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.
Residents have great access to parks and transport, but only 46.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far below the state figure. Similarly, access to schools is far below the New South Wales average, with only 62.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
46.2%
Lower than 72% 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.
88.9%
Higher than 75% 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.
62.9%
Lower than 53% 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.
91.5%
Higher than 60% 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.
49.0%
Higher than 72% 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 7.0%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 58 intersections per square kilometre and 13.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure about the same as the state average.
13.5
Lower than 63% 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.
58
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.
7.0%
Higher than 85% 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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1028/port-macquarie/topic/walkability
