Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl · 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 than the state average, Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl is still very walkable despite its 8.7% terrain slope. Nearly every home here has a 15-minute-city walkshed, with 99.3% of residents able to reach a variety of local services on foot. This makes it far more accessible for pedestrians than most parts of New South Wales.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl — very walkable of areas.
| Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| 2099, NSW | 8.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl 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 earns a walkability score of 7.8, which is considered very walkable and well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have 7.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.
7.8
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.
7.4
Higher than 83% 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.
99.3%
Higher than 85% 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 exceptional, with 99.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 100% near a park. While almost all homes are within 15 minutes of groceries (98.6%), health services are the least common easy walk, though still far above the state average at 81.7%.
98.6%
Higher than 88% 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.
99.9%
Higher than 83% 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.
94.4%
Higher than 75% 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.
81.7%
Higher than 78% 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 203 intersections per square kilometre across the local street network. Despite the high walkability of the area, there are only 6.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
6.9
Lower than 93% 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.
203
Higher than 72% 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.
8.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031694/dee-why-north-curl-curl/topic/walkability
