Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer · 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 14.6% of homes in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer have a 15-minute-city walkshed, making the area car-dependent. While some residents can reach public transport on foot, most other essential services are far away. This creates a significant gap compared to the rest of New South Wales.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer — car-dependent of areas.
| Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2758, NSW | 1.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer 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 walkability score for the area is 2.0, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents can only reach 1.9 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
2.0
Car-dependent 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.
1.9
Lower than 90% 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.
14.6%
Lower than 91% 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 the most accessible amenity, with 44.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 12% of homes within a 15-minute walk and 83% of homes taking over 30 minutes to get there.
14.7%
Lower than 91% 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.
44.2%
Lower than 77% 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.
25.6%
Lower than 87% 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.
38.4%
Lower than 90% 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.
12.0%
Lower than 82% 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 average terrain slope is 9.1%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 4 intersections per square kilometre, and there are 13.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents.
13.5
Lower than 54% 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
Lower than 83% 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.
9.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115031300/kurrajong-heights-ebenezer/topic/walkability
