Toronto - Awaba · 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 31.8% of homes in Toronto - Awaba pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This makes the area generally less convenient for pedestrians, with a walkability score of 4.4, meaning it is only somewhat walkable. While many people can reach parks or transport, far fewer can walk to basic services.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Toronto - Awaba — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Toronto - Awaba | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | 4.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Toronto - Awaba 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 overall walkability score is 4.4, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 4.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is also well below the state average of 5.8.
4.4
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.
4.3
Lower than 64% 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.
31.8%
Lower than 78% 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 and parks are easy to reach, with 87.3% of homes within a 10 to 15-minute walk. However, access to other essentials is much harder; only 28.6% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and 31.6% are near health services, both of which are far below state figures.
28.6%
Lower than 81% 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.
87.3%
Lower than 56% 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.
66.5%
Lower 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.
89.7%
Lower than 63% 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.
31.6%
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 terrain in Toronto - Awaba is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 9.2%. There are 23 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 11.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
11.7
Lower than 65% 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.
23
Lower than 69% 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.
9.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Toronto - Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021219/toronto-awaba/topic/walkability
