Bodalla · Urban Centre

Walkability in Bodalla

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.

About 73% of homes in Bodalla pass the 15-minute-city test, though the overall walkability score is 4.4, making it somewhat walkable. While most residents can reach essential shops on foot, the area is far below the state average for access to parks and health services.

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Where Bodalla sits — Walkability score

4.4 Somewhat walkable
  • 0.0–0.3: 67 areas
  • 0.3–0.6: 47 areas
  • 0.6–0.9: 42 areas
  • 0.9–1.1: 49 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 52 areas
  • 1.4–1.7: 48 areas
  • 1.7–2.0: 50 areas
  • 2.0–2.3: 49 areas
  • 2.3–2.6: 57 areas
  • 2.6–2.9: 51 areas
  • 2.9–3.1: 67 areas
  • 3.1–3.4: 64 areas
  • 3.4–3.7: 71 areas
  • 3.7–4.0: 96 areas
  • 4.0–4.3: 85 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 89 areas
  • 4.6–4.9: 105 areas
  • 4.9–5.1: 100 areas
  • 5.1–5.4: 105 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 124 areas
  • 5.7–6.0: 100 areas
  • 6.0–6.3: 92 areas
  • 6.3–6.6: 66 areas
  • 6.6–6.9: 56 areas
  • 6.9–7.1: 32 areas
  • 7.1–7.4: 19 areas
  • 7.4–7.7: 9 areas
  • 7.7–8.0: 6 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bodalla — somewhat walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Bodalla4.4
2545, NSW 1.4
New South Wales 6.2

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bodalla by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

The walkability score of 4.4 is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, there are 4.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is a little below the state average of 5.8.

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.

4.8

Higher than 53% 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.

72.9%

Higher than 62% 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.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Grocery shopping is very accessible, with 93% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far above the state figure. In contrast, no homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park or health service, and school access is far below the state average at 52.8%.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

There are 64.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.7. The area has 30 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 8.0%, which is a little above the state average.

64.1

Higher than 93% 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.

8.0%

Higher than 84% 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.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Bodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122019/bodalla/topic/walkability