Bega · 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.
Only 66.4% of homes in Bega pass the 15-minute-city test, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Despite this, the town is considered very walkable, with a high number of health services and parks within easy reach of most residents.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bega — very walkable of areas.
| Bega | 6.3 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bega 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.
Bega has a walkability score of 6.3, making it very walkable. This is about the same as the New South Wales average, though fewer homes have a full 15-minute-city walkshed compared to the state average.
6.3
Very 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.
6.0
Higher than 75% 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.
66.4%
Higher 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.
Almost every home here is within a 15-minute walk of a park, and health services are far more accessible than in the rest of the state. However, access to groceries is well below the state figure, with only 60.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
60.4%
Higher than 51% 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.
84.8%
Higher than 77% 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.
84.5%
Higher than 70% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 86% 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.
68.7%
Higher than 74% 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 37.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure. The area has 99 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 7.6%.
37.1
Higher than 80% 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.
99
Higher than 91% 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.
7.6%
Higher than 82% 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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115013/bega/topic/walkability
