Beresfield - Hexham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Walkability in Beresfield - Hexham

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.

About 69% of homes in Beresfield - Hexham pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning they are within a short walk of at least five key amenity types. The area is rated as somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.8, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.

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📍 Beresfield - Hexham, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Beresfield - Hexham sits — Walkability score

5.8 Somewhat walkable
  • 0.0–0.4: 41 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 31 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 51 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 56 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 55 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 65 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 78 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 65 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 93 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 90 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 82 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 119 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 122 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 113 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 127 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 140 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 127 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 149 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 137 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 130 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 121 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 99 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 79 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 103 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 69 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 52 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 44 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 15 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Beresfield - Hexham — somewhat walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Beresfield - Hexham5.8
2322, NSW 4.6
New South Wales 6.2

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Beresfield - Hexham by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

The walkability score of 5.8 makes this area somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the state average, and the typical home has access to 5.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.

5.8

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.

5.5

Higher than 54% 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.

69.2%

Higher than 53% 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.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Walking to a park or public transport is easy for most, but only 49.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far below the state figure. While 76.7% of homes are near a school, a gap exists for green space, as park access is well below the New South Wales average.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

The terrain is a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 4.4%. There are 18 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is far above the state figure.

27.3

Higher than 85% 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.

4.4%

Lower than 66% 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.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Beresfield - Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/topic/walkability