2035, NSW · Postcode
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.
Health services are the hardest to reach on foot in postcode 2035, even though the area is generally a walker's paradise. Almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of a school, park, or grocery store. This convenience is reflected in a walkability score of 8.4, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2035, NSW — a walker's paradise of areas.
| 2035, NSW | 8.4 |
|---|---|
| Randwick | 8.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2035, NSW 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.
A huge 96.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. On average, residents can reach 7.7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the state average of 5.8.
8.4
A walker's paradise of postcode 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 96% of postcode 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.
96.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode 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.
Every single home is within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park. While 92.2% of homes can reach health services in 15 minutes—far above the state's 57.1%—this is the least common amenity type within a short walk.
95.3%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode 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.
97.8%
Higher than 95% of postcode 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 97% of postcode 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.
92.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode 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 220 intersections per square kilometre and a terrain slope of 5.9%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. However, there are 9.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state figure of 14.7.
9.3
Lower than 88% of postcode 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.
220
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode 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 2035, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2035/2035-nsw/topic/walkability
