Central Coast · Urban Centre
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 60% of homes in Central Coast meet the 15-minute-city test, meaning most residents cannot reach five key amenities on foot. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, it trails behind the state average for overall accessibility. Most people can easily reach parks and transport, but essential services remain harder to access without a car.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Central Coast — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Central Coast | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 2251, NSW | 4.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Central Coast 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 Central Coast is 5.6, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 5.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, slightly lower than the state's 5.8.
5.6
Somewhat walkable of urban centre 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.
5.2
Higher than 61% of urban centre 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.
59.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre 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.
Walking to public transport and parks is common, with over 95% of homes within 15 minutes of both, well above the state average. However, access to health services and groceries is far below the state, with only 41% of homes within 15 minutes of healthcare.
53.5%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.7%
Higher than 93% of urban centre 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.
63.8%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre 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.
41.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre 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 has 76 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 7.4%, which is about the same as the rest of New South Wales. There are 16.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the state figure of 14.7.
16.2
Lower than 56% of urban centre 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.
76
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
7.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre 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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102002/central-coast/topic/walkability
