2230, 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.
Over 91% of homes in postcode 2230 pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This makes the area a walker's paradise, where the typical resident can reach more types of local amenities on foot than people in most other parts of the state.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2230, NSW — a walker's paradise of areas.
| 2230, NSW | 8.1 |
|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 2230, 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.
The walkability score for the area is 8.1, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have an average of 7.3 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
8.1
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.
7.3
Higher than 90% 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.
91.2%
Higher than 84% 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.
Access is exceptionally high, with 99.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 99.8% near a park. While almost everyone can easily walk to a school or the shops, health services see the biggest gap over the state average, with 86% of homes within 15 minutes of care.
87.8%
Higher than 85% 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.
99.9%
Higher than 98% 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.
95.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.8%
Higher than 85% 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.
86.0%
Higher than 90% 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 204 street intersections per square kilometre, and the terrain slope is 6.7%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 12.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the New South Wales figure.
12.9
Lower than 70% 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.
204
Higher than 85% 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.
6.7%
Higher than 72% 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 2230, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2230/2230-nsw/topic/walkability
