Galston · 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 Galston are within a 15-minute walk of key services than in the rest of New South Wales. This makes the area very walkable, with a score of 7.4 and a high concentration of essential amenities close to where people live.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Galston — very walkable of areas.
| Galston | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| 2159, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Galston 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 high number of homes, 86.2%, have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the state figure of 71.9%. The area's overall walkability score of 7.4 is a little above the New South Wales average of 6.2.
7.4
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.
7.1
Higher than 92% 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.
86.2%
Higher than 78% 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 health services and public transport is strongest, with nearly all homes within a short walk of a stop and 84.9% near health care. By contrast, schools are the least accessible amenity, with only 10% of homes within a 5-minute walk.
84.9%
Higher than 75% 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.
99.7%
Higher than 99% 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.
75.4%
Higher than 56% 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.
99.1%
Higher than 81% 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.
84.9%
Higher than 85% 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 23 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 14.7. The area has 106 street intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 6.3%.
23.0
Higher than 61% 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.
106
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.
6.3%
Higher than 72% 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 Galston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115063/galston/topic/walkability
