Ocean Shores · 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 fewer homes are within walking distance of basic services in Ocean Shores than in the rest of New South Wales. The area is mostly car-dependent, with only 0.8% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the state average of 71.9%. This makes it an area where most daily trips require a vehicle.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ocean Shores — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Ocean Shores | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | 3.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Ocean Shores 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 Ocean Shores is 2.9, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and typical residents have access to only 2.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
2.9
Mostly car-dependent 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.
2.3
Lower than 79% 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.
0.8%
Lower than 71% 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.
Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 80.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk. Conversely, health services are the hardest to reach, as 0% of homes are within 15 minutes of a clinic, and 100% of residents live more than 30 minutes away on foot.
45.4%
Lower than 58% 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.
80.7%
Higher than 72% 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.
0.1%
Lower than 86% 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.
16.0%
Lower than 95% 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 terrain slope is 8.7%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 22 intersections per square kilometre, and there are 6.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far below the state average of 14.7.
6.2
Lower than 87% 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.
22
Lower than 66% 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.
8.7%
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115115/ocean-shores/topic/walkability
