Castle Hill - North · 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.
Nearly all homes in Castle Hill - North are within a short stroll of a park or public transport, making it a very walkable area. Its walkability score of 6.9 is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.2, reflecting a place where most daily needs are accessible on foot.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Castle Hill - North — very walkable of areas.
| Castle Hill - North | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| 2154, NSW | 6.3 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Castle Hill - North 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.
About 81% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well above the state average of 71.9%. Residents typically have access to 6.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the New South Wales figure of 5.8.
6.9
Very 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.
6.4
Higher than 66% 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.
81.1%
Higher than 63% 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 is strongest for nature and transit, with 100% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 96.4% near public transport. While most people can reach a school or health service quickly, the weakest link is grocery shopping, where 70.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk.
70.4%
Higher than 57% 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.
96.4%
Higher than 60% 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.
83.6%
Higher than 60% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
64.4%
Higher 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.
The area has 134 intersections per square kilometre and 16.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the state figure. The terrain is slightly steeper than the New South Wales average, with a mean slope of 9.4%.
16.7
Higher than 62% 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.
134
Higher than 58% 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.
9.4%
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 Castle Hill - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011555/castle-hill-north/topic/walkability
