Castle Cove - Northbridge · 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.
About 83.5% of homes in Castle Cove - Northbridge pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This makes the area very walkable for most residents. While public transport and parks are nearly universal within a short stroll, access to health services and groceries is much harder.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Castle Cove - Northbridge — very walkable of areas.
| Castle Cove - Northbridge | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| 2063, NSW | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Castle Cove - Northbridge 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 is 6.5, which means the area is very walkable. This is about the same as the state average, with most homes having a good variety of amenities nearby.
6.5
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.
6.2
Higher 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.
83.5%
Higher than 65% 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.
Almost every home is within a short walk of a park or public transport, but health services are a major gap, with 14% of residents living more than 30 minutes away. Similarly, grocery access is well below the state figure, as only 59.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a shop.
59.1%
Lower than 53% 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.
98.8%
Higher than 70% 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.
81.0%
Higher 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.
99.9%
Higher than 70% 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.
41.6%
Lower than 54% 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 local terrain is notably steep, with a mean slope of 13.0% which is well above the New South Wales figure. There are 117 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is about the same as the state average.
14.6
Higher than 52% 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.
117
Higher than 55% 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.
13.0%
Higher than 98% 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 Cove - Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011683/castle-cove-northbridge/topic/walkability
