Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough · 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 63.3% of homes in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure well below the state average. This makes the area somewhat walkable, as most residents can easily reach public transport or parks, but far fewer can walk to a doctor or the supermarket.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| 2285, NSW | 5.5 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough 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's walkability score is 5.5, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, people here can reach 5.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as the state average.
5.5
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.
5.4
Higher than 52% 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.
63.3%
Lower than 52% 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.
Public transport is very accessible, with 94.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk, well above the state figure. However, access to essentials is much lower, as 20 points fewer than the state average of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries, and health services are far below the state average.
48.2%
Lower than 63% 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.
94.0%
Higher than 55% 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.
81.0%
Higher than 57% 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.
93.5%
Lower than 59% 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.
31.7%
Lower than 64% 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 ground is a little steeper here than across New South Wales, with a mean terrain slope of 8.8%. There are 106 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is a little below the state average.
13.3
Lower than 55% 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.
106
Higher than 52% 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.
8.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011209/glendale-cardiff-hillsborough/topic/walkability
