Cobargo · 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 every home in Cobargo is within a short walk of essential services, making it very walkable. Nearly all residents can reach groceries, health services, and schools within 15 minutes, which is far above the New South Wales average.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cobargo — very walkable of areas.
| Cobargo | 7.2 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Cobargo 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.
Cobargo is very walkable, with a score of 7.2. About 97% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 71.9%.
7.2
Very 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.
7.7
Higher than 99% 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.
97.0%
Higher than 94% 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.
Access is strongest for parks, with 97.5% of homes within 15 minutes, while schools are the least accessible amenity, though still reachable for 92.8% of residents. Most people can reach a park or cultural spot within 5 minutes.
96.7%
Higher than 92% 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.
87.8%
Higher than 80% 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.
92.8%
Higher than 82% 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.
97.5%
Higher than 69% 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.
96.4%
Higher than 97% 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 has 33 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 7.9%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. There are 62.4 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state average.
62.4
Higher than 92% 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.
33
Higher than 52% 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.
7.9%
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Cobargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122035/cobargo/topic/walkability
