Dural - Wisemans Ferry · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
Only 2.1 amenity types are within a 15-minute walk for Dural - Wisemans Ferry, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 5.8. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with only 26.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. Most residents must rely on vehicles to reach basic services and daily needs.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Dural - Wisemans Ferry — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Dural - Wisemans Ferry | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Dural - Wisemans Ferry 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 for the area is 2.4, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. This means the region is mostly car-dependent for the typical resident.
2.4
Mostly car-dependent of sub-region (sa3) 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.
2.1
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
26.5%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
Public transport is the most reachable amenity, with 44.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 7.8% of homes within 15 minutes of a clinic or hospital, far below the state figure of 57.1%.
26.9%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
44.4%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
24.5%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
40.9%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
7.8%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) 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 11.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 4 intersections per square kilometre and 24.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 14.7.
24.5
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
4
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
11.3%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Dural - Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11502/dural-wisemans-ferry/topic/walkability
