Bombala · 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 63.9% of homes in Bombala pass the 15-minute-city test, which is well below the New South Wales figure. The area is considered somewhat walkable, but overall access to a variety of daily needs on foot is lower than in the wider state. While there are many amenities for the number of residents, few homes are within a short walk of all the essentials.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bombala — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bombala | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| 2632, NSW | 3.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bombala 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 walkability score of 4.8 means the area is somewhat walkable, which is well below the state figure of 6.2. On average, residents can find about 5.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, nearly the same as across New South Wales.
4.8
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.
5.4
Higher than 65% 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.
63.9%
Higher than 54% 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 parks is the easiest, with 84% of homes within a 15-minute walk, but health services are the hardest to reach, with 44.5% of homes nearby—far below the state average. Public transport access is also far below the state figure, with only 41.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk.
60.5%
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.
41.9%
Lower than 54% 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.
72.3%
Higher than 53% 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.
84.0%
Lower than 65% 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.
44.5%
Higher than 58% 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 Bombala is a little steeper than the state average, with a typical slope of 8.5%. There are 68 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 24.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure.
24.6
Higher than 64% 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.
68
Higher than 85% 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.
8.5%
Higher than 87% 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 Bombala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115021/bombala/topic/walkability
