Sutherland Shire - East · Indigenous Location
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 Sutherland Shire - East is within a short walk of essential services, though health services are slightly less accessible than other amenities. This very walkable area has a score of 7.6, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. About 92% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the state average of 72%.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Sutherland Shire - East — very walkable of areas.
| Sutherland Shire - East | 7.6 |
|---|---|
| 2232, NSW | 7.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Sutherland Shire - East 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 area is considered very walkable, with an average of 7.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8.
7.6
Very walkable of indigenous location 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.
7.2
Higher than 91% of indigenous location 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.
92.1%
Higher than 85% of indigenous location 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 basics is far above the state average, especially for groceries (91%) and schools (95%). While nearly all homes are within 15 minutes of a park and transport, health services are the least accessible amenity, though still far above the state figure at 83%.
90.5%
Higher than 84% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.5%
Higher than 85% of indigenous location 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.
95.2%
Higher than 84% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.6%
Higher than 83% of indigenous location 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.
82.8%
Higher than 84% of indigenous location 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 slope is 6.7%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.8%. There are 40 intersections per square kilometre.
40
Higher than 64% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.7%
Higher than 81% of indigenous location 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 Sutherland Shire - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10702501/sutherland-shire-east/topic/walkability
