Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi · 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.
Public transport and parks are within easy reach for most people in Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi, but other essential services are harder to find on foot. The area is considered somewhat walkable, though only 48.8% of homes have a good variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| 2287, NSW | 5.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi 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 has a walkability score of 4.7, making it somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and residents can typically access only 4.3 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is also well below the state average.
4.7
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.
48.8%
Lower than 64% 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.
While 99.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 94.5% are near public transport, other services are far less accessible. Grocery stores (46.8%) and health services (35.2%) are both far below state levels, meaning many residents must drive for basic needs.
46.8%
Lower than 64% 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.
94.5%
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.
66.3%
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.
99.4%
Higher than 57% 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.
35.2%
Lower than 60% 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 slope is 7.0%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. There are 104 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 9.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state figure of 14.7.
9.1
Lower than 83% 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.
104
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.
7.0%
Higher than 73% 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 Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031226/maryland-fletcher-minmi/topic/walkability
