Belrose · 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.
Health services are the main gap in Belrose, where access is far below the state average despite other amenities being close by. Most residents can easily walk to schools, parks and transport, and the area is considered very walkable. This convenience is balanced by a terrain that is a little steeper than the New South Wales average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Belrose — very walkable of areas.
| Belrose | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| 2085, NSW | 6.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Belrose 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 Belrose is 6.1, which means it is very walkable. About 73.3% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%.
6.1
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.
5.9
Higher than 59% 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.
73.3%
Higher than 56% 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.
Walking to a park, school or public transport is easy for almost every home, with rates far above the state average. However, access to health services is far below the state average, with 27% of residents living more than 30 minutes away from the nearest clinic or doctor.
74.8%
Higher than 61% 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.
98.6%
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.
95.9%
Higher than 78% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 67% 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.
36.0%
Lower than 59% 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 92 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 8.2%, which is a little above the New South Wales average of 6.8%. Belrose provides 22 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 14.7.
22.0
Higher than 76% 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.
92
Lower than 51% 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.
8.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Belrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031692/belrose/topic/walkability
