Coutts Crossing · 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.
Almost 96% of homes in Coutts Crossing pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning they can reach five or more amenity types on foot. While the area is described as somewhat walkable, it is a place where basic daily needs like schools and groceries are very close by, but health services and public transport are completely out of reach.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Coutts Crossing — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Coutts Crossing | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 3.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Coutts Crossing 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 Coutts Crossing is 4.5, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Despite this, the proportion of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed is far above the state average at 96%.
4.5
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.
5.8
Higher than 71% 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.
96.0%
Higher than 92% 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 a school, park, or grocery store is easy for most residents, with rates far above the state average. However, there is a total lack of nearby public transport and health services, as 100% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from both.
96.0%
Higher than 91% 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.
0.0%
Lower 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.
96.4%
Higher than 89% 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.
96.0%
Higher 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.
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 is quite flat, with a mean slope of 2.9% which is well below the New South Wales figure. There are 4 intersections per square kilometre and 16.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the state average.
16.3
Lower than 56% 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.
4
Lower than 95% 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.
2.9%
Lower than 83% 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 Coutts Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121024/coutts-crossing/topic/walkability
