Narromine · 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.
Health services are far easier to reach on foot in Narromine than in the rest of the state, though grocery stores are much harder to access. Most people here live within a 15-minute walk of a school or park, making the town generally convenient for pedestrians. It is considered somewhat walkable, with 75.5% of homes having a good variety of amenities nearby.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Narromine — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Narromine | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| 2821, NSW | 4.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Narromine 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 area is described as somewhat walkable, with a score of 6.0, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. About 75.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result well above the state average.
6.0
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.
6.3
Higher than 81% 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.
75.5%
Higher than 65% 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 health services is a major strength, with 83.7% of homes nearby compared to only 57.1% across New South Wales. In contrast, access to groceries is much lower than the state average, with only 63.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
63.2%
Higher than 53% 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.
87.4%
Higher than 80% 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.
81.6%
Higher than 65% 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.
92.2%
Lower than 51% 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.
83.7%
Higher than 84% 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 ground is very flat here, with a mean terrain slope of 1.9%, which is well below the state figure. There are 23 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is a little above the New South Wales average.
16.5
Lower than 55% 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.
23
Lower than 65% 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.
1.9%
Lower than 99% 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 Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115111/narromine/topic/walkability
