# Walkability — Canterbury (North) - Ashbury

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.

Area: Canterbury (North) - Ashbury (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

A walkability score of 8.6 makes Canterbury (North) - Ashbury a walker's paradise. Every single home here is within a 15-minute walk of a school, park, and public transport, which is far above the state average. This high level of access means residents can easily reach most daily needs on foot.

The area's walkability score is 8.6, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Every home in the area has a 15-minute-city walkshed, and there are typically 7.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.

Access to essentials is exceptional, with 98.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, far above the state's 67.7%. While almost every home is near a park or train stop, health services are the hardest to reach, though still far above the state average at 90.4%.

The terrain is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 5.6%, which is a little below the state average. There are 288 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 12.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 8.6 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 7.9 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 98.8% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 90.4% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 288 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 5.6% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031392/canterbury-ashbury/topic/walkability