Bellingen · 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 very high number of daily essentials are within easy reach for people in Bellingen. While most residents can walk to shops, schools and parks, far fewer have quick access to public transport compared to the state average. This convenience is reflected in a walkability score of 6.5, making the area very walkable.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bellingen — very walkable of areas.
| Bellingen | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| 2454, NSW | 3.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bellingen 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.
About 69.4% of homes fall within a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. On average, residents have about 6.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
6.5
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.
6.3
Higher than 81% 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.
69.4%
Higher than 58% 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.
Access to groceries is far above the state average, with 88.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk. While 98.4% of homes are near a park and 85.6% are near a school, public transport is the hardest essential to reach, with 74.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk, far below the state's 85.7%.
88.2%
Higher than 79% 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.
74.1%
Higher than 66% 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.
85.6%
Higher than 71% 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.
98.4%
Higher than 75% 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.
64.9%
Higher than 71% 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 109 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 8.3%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Bellingen also provides 25.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state average of 14.7.
25.6
Higher than 66% 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.
109
Higher than 92% 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.
8.3%
Higher than 86% 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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115014/bellingen/topic/walkability
