North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South) · 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.
A little steeper terrain than the state average defines the walking experience in North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South), where the typical slope is 9.5%. Despite the hills, it is a very walkable area with a score of 6.8. Almost every home here is within a 15-minute walk of essential services and nature.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South) — very walkable of areas.
| North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South) | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| 2101, NSW | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South) 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 area's walkability score of 6.8 is a little above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This is supported by the fact that 94.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the state average of 71.9%.
6.8
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.
6.6
Higher than 71% 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.
94.8%
Higher than 78% 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 to essentials is excellent, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 98.5% near public transport. While groceries and schools are far more accessible than in the rest of the state, health services are a little less reachable, with only 54.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
88.6%
Higher than 73% 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.
98.5%
Higher than 69% 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.
91.1%
Higher than 69% 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.
54.5%
Higher than 58% 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.
There are 253 intersections per square kilometre across the local streets. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 14.3, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
14.3
Higher than 51% 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.
253
Higher than 77% 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.
9.5%
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 North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021691/north-narrabeen-warriewood/topic/walkability
