Hastings Point · 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.
Nearly all homes in Hastings Point are within a short walk of a park or transport, though the area lacks a variety of services. While 93% of households have a 15-minute-city walkshed, the walkability score is 5.3, making it somewhat walkable. This means that while basic needs are close, the range of available amenities is a little below the state figure.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hastings Point — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Hastings Point | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| 2489, NSW | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Hastings Point 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 is 5.3, which is considered somewhat walkable and a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Despite this, a very high 93% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the state average of 71.9%.
5.3
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.
5.0
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.
93.0%
Higher than 86% 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 access is excellent for parks, groceries, and public transport, with 93.2% of homes within 15 minutes of a shop, far above the state's 67.7%. However, access to essential services is much lower; 0% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services and only 12.5% are near a school.
93.2%
Higher than 85% 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.
97.5%
Higher than 96% 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.
12.5%
Lower than 81% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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 area is very flat, with a mean terrain slope of 2.8%, which is well below the state average of 6.8%. There are 61 intersections per square kilometre and 24.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 14.7.
24.2
Higher than 63% 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.
61
Higher than 80% 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.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121050/hastings-point/topic/walkability
