2211, NSW · Postcode

Walkability in 2211, 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 have easy access to local needs in postcode 2211 than in the rest of New South Wales. This very walkable area has a score of 7.1, with 95% of homes situated within a 15-minute walk of essential services. It is a place where most daily trips can be made on foot.

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📍 2211, NSW, Postcode

Where 2211, NSW sits — Walkability score

7.1 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 2211, NSW — very walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
2211, NSW7.1
Canterbury-Bankstown 7.5
New South Wales 6.2

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2211, 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 typical resident here has access to 7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is a little above the state figure of 5.8.

7.1

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.

7.0

Higher than 85% 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.

95.0%

Higher than 89% 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.

Public transport and parks are the easiest to reach, with 99.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of both. While 93.6% of homes are near a school, health services are the hardest to reach, though 64.3% of residents are still within a 15-minute walk of care.

Streets & terrain

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

The area has 180 street intersections per square kilometre and a terrain slope of 6.0%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 11.8 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.

11.8

Lower than 76% 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.

6.0%

Higher than 64% 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 2211, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2211/2211-nsw/topic/walkability