St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point · 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 half of all homes in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point can reach five or more essential services within a 15-minute walk, a figure far below the New South Wales average. While parks and transport are easy to reach, the area is generally less walkable than most of the state. This makes it a place where many daily trips likely require a car.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point — somewhat walkable of areas.
| St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 3.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point 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 the area is 4.4, which is considered somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and the typical number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk is also well below the state average.
4.4
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.
4.4
Lower than 63% 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.
48.3%
Lower than 64% 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 residents can easily reach a park or public transport within 15 minutes, with figures slightly above the state average. However, access to other essentials is much lower; only 31.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, and far fewer can reach health services or groceries on foot.
51.8%
Lower than 57% 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.
87.0%
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.
31.8%
Lower than 95% 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.
90.6%
Higher than 55% 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.
38.5%
Lower than 59% 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 is about the same as the rest of New South Wales, with a typical slope of 6.0%. There are 17 street intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
10.7
Lower than 87% 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.
17
Lower than 57% 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.
6.0%
Higher than 65% 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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1030/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/walkability
