Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden · 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.
Very few homes in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden have easy walking access to groceries, though almost everyone can reach a park quickly. This creates a mixed landscape where the area is considered somewhat walkable, but only about half of all homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 2779, NSW | 5.6 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden 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 4.9, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 50.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the state average of 71.9%.
4.9
Somewhat 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.
4.8
Lower than 57% 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.
50.8%
Lower than 62% 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 is strongest for nature, with 94.2% of homes within 15 minutes of a park, well above the New South Wales figure. Conversely, access to daily needs is much harder, with only 43.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 53.7% near a school, both far below state levels.
43.6%
Lower than 67% 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.
73.2%
Lower than 65% 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.
53.7%
Lower than 67% 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.
94.2%
Lower than 58% 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.
49.3%
Higher than 53% 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.
Steep terrain is common here, with a mean slope of 11.7%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 33 intersections per square kilometre and 25 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state average of 14.7.
25.0
Higher than 81% 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.
33
Lower than 66% 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.
11.7%
Higher than 94% 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 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011453/lawson-hazelbrook-linden/topic/walkability
