Pitt Town · 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.
Only 40.2% of homes in Pitt Town are within a 15-minute walk of a school, which is far below the New South Wales figure. While many residents can easily reach parks and transport, the area is generally considered somewhat walkable and lacks a wide variety of nearby services.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Pitt Town — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Pitt Town | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 2756, NSW | 3.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Pitt Town 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 4.4, which is well below the state figure of 6.2. Only 38.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result that is far below the 71.9% seen across New South Wales.
4.4
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.
4.1
Lower than 58% 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.
38.1%
Lower than 60% 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 people can reach public transport (82.3%) and parks (86.6%) within 15 minutes, but access to groceries (36.8%) and health services (36.7%) is far below state levels. This gap is clear in the travel times, as 18% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from the nearest grocery store or health clinic.
36.8%
Lower than 61% 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.
82.3%
Higher than 74% 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.
40.2%
Lower than 69% 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.
86.6%
Lower than 62% 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.
36.7%
Higher than 55% 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 in Pitt Town is a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 4.5%. There are 39 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
9.6
Lower than 78% 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.
39
Higher than 60% 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.
4.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115120/pitt-town/topic/walkability
