2076, NSW · Postcode

Walkability in 2076, NSW

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.

Far more homes in postcode 2076 have a 15-minute-city walkshed than the New South Wales average, making it a very walkable area. Most residents can easily reach essential services on foot, with a walkability score of 6.6. This accessibility is supported by a high number of amenities, which is well above the state figure.

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📍 2076, NSW, Postcode

Where 2076, NSW sits — Walkability score

6.6 Very walkable
  • 0.0–0.4: 143 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 114 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 116 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 123 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 114 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 136 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 104 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 131 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 161 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 142 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 137 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 126 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 110 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 100 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 92 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 81 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 95 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 93 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 69 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 59 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 79 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 62 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 64 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 58 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 49 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 36 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 35 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 10 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2076, NSW — very walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
2076, NSW6.6
Hornsby 6.6
New South Wales 6.2

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2076, NSW by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

A huge 84.1% of homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. Residents generally have a little more variety in their local amenities, with 6.4 types within a 15-minute walk.

6.6

Very walkable 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.

6.4

Higher than 80% 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.

84.1%

Higher than 80% 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.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Access is strongest for parks and transport, with nearly every home within a 15-minute walk of a park and 97.6% near public transport. Health services are the hardest to reach, as only 60.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, though this is still a little above the state average.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

The area has 96 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 8.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. There are 20.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a number that is well above the state average.

20.1

Higher than 57% 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.

8.4%

Higher than 84% 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.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in 2076, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2076/2076-nsw/topic/walkability