Bemboka · 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 91% of homes in Bemboka (L) pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning most residents can reach five or more key amenities on foot. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, the experience varies wildly depending on the destination. Access to groceries and parks is excellent, but health services are completely out of reach for every household.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bemboka — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bemboka | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bemboka 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 5.6, which is somewhat walkable and a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have 6.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as across the state.
5.6
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.
6.2
Higher than 80% 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.
90.9%
Higher than 83% 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 the shops is easy, with 93.6% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries, far above the state figure of 67.7%. Parks are also very accessible, but no homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, which is far below the New South Wales average of 57.1%.
93.6%
Higher than 86% 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.
81.4%
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.
75.9%
Higher than 57% 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.
93.2%
Higher than 52% 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.
Bemboka (L) has 12 intersections per square kilometre and a terrain slope of 8.5%, which is a little above the state average of 6.8%. There are 43.5 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 14.7.
43.5
Higher than 86% 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.
12
Lower than 82% 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.
8.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122014/bemboka/topic/walkability
