Couridjah · 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.
Zero per cent of homes in Couridjah pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning no one can reach five of the eight key amenity types on foot. This is a car-dependent area where the walkability score of 1.2 is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents rely heavily on vehicles to access basic services.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Couridjah — car-dependent of areas.
| Couridjah | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 3.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Couridjah 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 Couridjah is 1.2, which means the area is car-dependent. This is far below the state figure, with the typical resident having access to only 0.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
1.2
Car-dependent 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.
0.8
Lower than 92% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Public transport is the only accessible service for many, with 56.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, no homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, grocery store or health service, all of which are far below state levels.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
56.6%
Higher than 54% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
0.0%
Lower 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.
There are 7 intersections per square kilometre, and the average terrain slope of 5.3% is a little below the New South Wales figure. There are 17.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the state average.
17.7
Lower than 52% 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.
7
Lower than 89% 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.
5.3%
Higher than 59% 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 Couridjah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122042/couridjah/topic/walkability
