Canada Bay · 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.
A walkability score of 8.0 makes Canada Bay a walker's paradise, far exceeding the typical New South Wales experience. Nearly all residents have a '15-minute city' lifestyle, meaning they can reach a wide variety of daily essentials on foot. This ease of movement is backed by an average of 7.4 amenity types within a short walk.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Canada Bay — very walkable of areas.
| Canada Bay | 8.0 |
|---|---|
| 2137, NSW | 7.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Canada Bay 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.
With a score of 8.0, Canada Bay is a walker's paradise, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. About 97.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the state average of 71.9%.
8.0
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.
7.4
Higher than 94% 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.
97.1%
Higher than 94% 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 is exceptional, with 100% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 96.5% near groceries, which is far above state figures. While most people can reach parks or transport within 5 minutes, health services are the hardest to reach, with 10% of homes more than 30 minutes away.
96.5%
Higher than 93% 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.
98.6%
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.
95.0%
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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
72.8%
Higher than 78% 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 area has 291 intersections per square kilometre. The average terrain slope is 6.1%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.8%.
291
Higher than 93% 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.
6.1%
Higher than 74% 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 Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10702703/canada-bay/topic/walkability
