Bingara · 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.
Nearly 89% of homes in Bingara pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach most daily needs on foot. The town is very walkable, with a score of 6.7 that sits a little above the New South Wales figure. This makes it easier for people to get around without a car compared to the state average.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bingara — very walkable of areas.
| Bingara | 6.7 |
|---|---|
| 2404, NSW | 4.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bingara 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.
A typical 15-minute walk from home in Bingara reaches 7.2 different amenity types, which is a little above the New South Wales average of 5.8. This high level of access contributes to the town's overall very walkable rating.
6.7
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.
7.2
Higher than 93% 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.
89.0%
Higher than 81% 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 residents have easy access to essentials, with 95% within 15 minutes of groceries and 87.8% near health services, both far above the state average. In contrast, public transport is the least accessible amenity, with 67.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
95.0%
Higher than 89% 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.
67.3%
Higher than 61% 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.
90.0%
Higher than 78% 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.
89.6%
Lower than 58% 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.
87.8%
Higher than 88% 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 terrain in Bingara is much flatter than across New South Wales, with a mean slope of 3.0%. The area has 51 intersections per square kilometre and 37.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure.
37.9
Higher than 81% 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.
51
Higher than 74% 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.
3.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Bingara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115018/bingara/topic/walkability
