Balgownie - Fairy Meadow · 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.
A relatively gentle average slope of 4.9% helps make Balgownie - Fairy Meadow somewhat walkable. While almost every home is close to a park or school, far fewer people can walk to a doctor or the grocery store compared to the state average. Overall, 85.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the New South Wales figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Balgownie - Fairy Meadow — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Balgownie - Fairy Meadow | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| 2519, NSW | 5.9 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 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 area is rated as somewhat walkable with a score of 6.0, which is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 6.0 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
6.0
Somewhat walkable 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.
6.0
Higher than 61% 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.
85.9%
Higher than 67% 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 to basic needs is mixed; nearly all homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park (99.2%) or school (94.3%), far above state figures. However, access to groceries (39.8%) and health services (30.9%) is far below the New South Wales averages.
39.8%
Lower than 71% 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.
98.2%
Higher than 67% 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.
94.3%
Higher than 74% 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.
99.2%
Higher than 56% 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.
30.9%
Lower than 65% 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.
There are 111 street intersections per square kilometre. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 11.2, which is well below the state figure of 14.7.
11.2
Lower than 69% 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.
111
Higher than 53% 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.
4.9%
Lower than 58% 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 Balgownie - Fairy Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041144/balgownie-fairy-meadow/topic/walkability
