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 7.8% average slope means the terrain in Carlingford - East is about the same as the state average, yet it remains very walkable. This area stands out for its convenience, with 92.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the New South Wales figure.
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Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Carlingford - East by walking time to the nearest
amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network.
How we calculate this →
The score
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
The area is rated as very walkable with a score of 7.0, which is a little above the state average of 6.2. Residents typically have access to 6.7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
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.
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.
Higher than 74% 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.
What's in walking distance
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access is excellent for nature and travel, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 99.9% near public transport. While most people can easily reach schools and health services, groceries are the least accessible essential, though 75.7% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk of food.
Higher than 85% 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.
Higher than 67% 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.
Streets & terrain
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
There are 143 intersections per square kilometre in the area. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 14.9, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Higher than 54% 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.
Higher than 60% 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.
Higher than 79% 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.
Sources
Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Carlingford - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021711/carlingford-east/topic/walkability