Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg · 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 gentle average slope of 4.8% helps make Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg very walkable. Almost every home here is within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, or public transport, and 78.5% of the area fits the 15-minute-city model, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg — very walkable of areas.
| Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| 2177, NSW | 6.4 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg 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 6.4, which is very walkable and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, there are 6.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little above the state average.
6.4
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.
6.4
Higher than 67% 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.
78.5%
Higher than 60% 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.
Every single home is within a 15-minute walk of public transport and parks, and 92.7% are near a school, all far above state figures. However, access to health services is a weak point; only 42.4% of homes are within 15 minutes of care, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
70.8%
Higher than 57% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
92.7%
Higher than 71% 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.
42.4%
Lower 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.
There are 228 intersections per square kilometre. While the terrain is relatively flat, the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 11.1, which is well below the state figure of 14.7.
11.1
Lower than 69% 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.
228
Higher than 75% 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.
4.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021509/bonnyrigg-heights-bonnyrigg/topic/walkability
