Northern Beaches · Indigenous Area
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 88% of homes in Northern Beaches pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning they can reach most daily needs on foot. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. The area is rated as very walkable, with residents typically having a wider variety of amenities within walking distance than the state average.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Northern Beaches — very walkable of areas.
| Northern Beaches | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| 2101, NSW | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Northern Beaches 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 Northern Beaches is 7.5, which is considered very walkable and a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have an average of 7 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.
7.5
Very walkable of indigenous area 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.
7.0
Higher than 92% of indigenous area 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.
88.4%
Higher than 89% of indigenous area 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 to essentials is far above the state average, especially for health services and groceries. While almost every home is within 15 minutes of a park, fewer people can easily reach health services, which is the hardest amenity to access for about 5% of the population.
85.8%
Higher than 87% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.9%
Higher than 86% of indigenous area 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.
89.3%
Higher than 84% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.4%
Higher than 87% of indigenous area 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.
76.1%
Higher than 86% of indigenous area 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 terrain in Northern Beaches is a little steeper than the New South Wales average, with a typical slope of 9.7%. There are 78 street intersections per square kilometre.
78
Higher than 79% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
9.7%
Higher than 95% of indigenous area 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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE107020/northern-beaches/topic/walkability
