Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay · 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 severe lack of local health services marks the walking experience in Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay, where only 1.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a clinic. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, the experience is mixed. Most residents can easily reach parks and transport, but few have a short walk to a doctor or a grocery store.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| 2229, NSW | 7.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay 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's walkability score is 5.6, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Only 61.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the state average of 71.9%.
5.6
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.
5.2
Lower than 51% 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.
61.5%
Lower than 53% 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.
Almost every home is within 15 minutes of a park, school, or public transport, with access far above state levels. However, access to groceries is well below the state average, and health services are almost entirely out of walking distance for most residents.
60.5%
Lower than 52% 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 84% 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.
93.8%
Higher than 73% 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.
1.2%
Lower than 97% 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.
The terrain is quite steep, with a mean slope of 13.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 120 intersections per square kilometre, while the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state average.
10.1
Lower 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.
120
Higher than 55% 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.
13.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011605/lilli-pilli-port-hacking-dolans-bay/topic/walkability
