Sydney (South) - Haymarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Walkability in Sydney (South) - Haymarket

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.

A walkability score of 9.8 makes Haymarket a walker's paradise, far exceeding the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Every single home in this area is within a 15-minute walk of a wide range of amenities, providing a level of accessibility that is far above the state average.

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📍 Sydney (South) - Haymarket, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sydney (South) - Haymarket sits — Walkability score

9.8 A walker's paradise
  • 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 Sydney (South) - Haymarket — a walker's paradise of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Sydney (South) - Haymarket9.8
2000, NSW 9.8
New South Wales 6.2

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Sydney (South) - Haymarket 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 area is exceptionally convenient, with a typical 15-minute walk covering 8 different amenity types. This is well above the state average of 5.8.

9.8

A walker's paradise 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.

8.0

Higher than 99% 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.

100.0%

Higher than 99% 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.

Every resident lives within a 5-minute walk of public transport, groceries, and parks, though schools are slightly further with 90% within 5 minutes. Access to health services is far above the state average, with 100% of homes nearby.

Streets & terrain

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

The local terrain is quite steep, with a mean slope of 17.1% which is far above the state figure of 6.8%. There are 999 intersections per square kilometre and 18 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.

18.0

Higher than 67% 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.

17.1%

Higher than 99% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Sydney (South) - Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031645/sydney-haymarket/topic/walkability