Thornton - Millers Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
Only 27.1% of homes in Thornton - Millers Forest have a 15-minute-city walkshed, making the area mostly car-dependent. While many residents can easily reach a park or transport stop, there is a stark lack of nearby shops and health services. This creates a gap where basic daily needs usually require a vehicle.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Thornton - Millers Forest — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Thornton - Millers Forest | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 4.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Thornton - Millers Forest 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 is 4.0, which means the area is mostly car-dependent and well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
4.0
Mostly car-dependent of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
3.8
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
27.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 best for parks and transport, with 83.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. In contrast, access to essentials is far below the state average, with only 27.4% of homes near groceries and 25.6% near health services.
27.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
76.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
68.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
83.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
25.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 41 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 5.8%, which is about the same as the state. There are 22.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average.
22.1
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
41
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Thornton - Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021618/thornton-millers-forest/topic/walkability
