Braidwood · 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.
Far more homes in Braidwood have easy access to a variety of amenities than in the rest of New South Wales. This very walkable town allows 90.1% of residents to reach a range of services within a 15-minute stroll, which is far above the state figure of 71.9%.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Braidwood — very walkable of areas.
| Braidwood | 7.1 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Braidwood 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.
Braidwood is considered very walkable with a score of 7.1, slightly above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents typically have about 7.2 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little more than the state average of 5.8.
7.1
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.
90.1%
Higher than 82% 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 to schools, groceries, and health services is far easier here than in the wider state, with over 89% of homes within a 15-minute walk of each. In contrast, access to public transport is far below the state average, with only 69.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.
89.5%
Higher than 81% 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.
69.4%
Higher than 62% 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.
91.4%
Higher than 80% 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.
91.3%
Lower than 54% 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.
90.0%
Higher than 90% 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 town has a mean terrain slope of 4.0%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 28 intersections per square kilometre and 40.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 14.7.
40.3
Higher than 83% 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.
28
Lower than 56% 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.
4.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115026/braidwood/topic/walkability
