Hallidays Point - Black Head · 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.
No homes in Hallidays Point - Black Head are within a 15-minute walk of a school or health service. While almost 89% of homes can easily reach groceries and 91% are near a park, the area is only somewhat walkable. This creates a sharp contrast between the ease of getting a snack or visiting nature and the total lack of essential services within walking distance.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hallidays Point - Black Head — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Hallidays Point - Black Head | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 3.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Hallidays Point - Black Head 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.
The walkability score for the area is 4.1, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and only 61.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average.
4.1
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.
4.9
Higher than 56% 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.
61.7%
Higher than 52% 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 a park or grocery store nearby, with 90.8% within a 15-minute walk of a park and 88.9% near groceries, far above the state average for shops. However, access to transport is far below the state figure, and no homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school or health clinic.
88.9%
Higher than 80% 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.
35.1%
Lower than 57% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
90.8%
Lower than 55% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 typical terrain slope is 7.9%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 35 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 12.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the state average.
12.7
Lower than 68% 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.
35
Higher than 55% 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.
7.9%
Higher than 84% 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 Hallidays Point - Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115075/hallidays-point-black-head/topic/walkability
