Kiama · 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 52% of homes in Kiama are within a 15-minute walk of a school, a gap that stands out in an otherwise accessible area. While many residents can easily reach parks and transport, the overall walkability score is 5.6, making it somewhat walkable. This means that while some daily trips are easy on foot, others remain difficult.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kiama — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Kiama | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | 5.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kiama 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 Kiama is 5.6, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 51.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 71.9%.
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.
5.1
Higher than 59% 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.
51.5%
Lower than 56% 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.
Most people have great access to public transport and parks, with 95.6% of homes within a short walk of both. However, access to essentials is much lower, with only 52.3% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries, which is far below the state figure.
52.3%
Lower than 55% 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.
95.6%
Higher than 92% 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.
51.9%
Lower than 62% 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.
95.6%
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.
52.5%
Higher than 63% 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 114 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 9.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 15.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, slightly more than the state average.
15.9
Lower than 57% 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.
114
Higher than 93% 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.
9.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113007/kiama/topic/walkability
