Googong · 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.
A gentle terrain slope of 6.2% makes Googong easy to traverse, though the area is only somewhat walkable with a score of 5.5. Most people can easily reach a park, but fewer can walk to public transport compared to the state average. This creates a landscape where nature is nearby, but essential services are less accessible on foot.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Googong — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Googong | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Googong 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 area's walkability score is a little below the New South Wales figure. About 67.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the state average of 71.9%.
5.5
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.
5.9
Higher than 73% 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.
67.7%
Higher than 57% 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 access is strongest for parks, with 95.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far above the state figure. Conversely, access to public transport is much lower than the state average, with only 70.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk.
66.7%
Higher than 56% 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.
70.9%
Higher than 64% 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.
69.1%
Higher than 50% 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.
95.9%
Higher than 62% 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.
67.8%
Higher than 73% 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.
There are 303 street intersections per square kilometre. The area has 15.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
15.3
Lower than 59% 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.
303
Higher than 99% 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.
6.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114012/googong/topic/walkability
