Leichhardt · 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.
A typical slope of 7.2% means Leichhardt is about as hilly as other parts of New South Wales, yet it remains a walker's paradise. Almost every home here has a 15-minute walk to a wide range of services, making it far more walkable than the state average.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Leichhardt | 8.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Leichhardt 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 earns a walkability score of 8.9, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Nearly all homes (99.9%) have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the state average of 71.9%.
8.9
A walker's paradise 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.
7.9
Higher than 99% 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.
99.9%
Higher than 99% 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.
Daily essentials are incredibly close, with 100% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 99.2% within 15 minutes of groceries. While most people can reach parks or transport in just 5 minutes, health services are the least accessible amenity, with only 37% of homes within a 5-minute walk.
99.2%
Higher than 99% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
99.8%
Higher than 99% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
97.0%
Higher than 98% 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.
There are 347 intersections per square kilometre across the area. However, with 10.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
10.3
Lower than 89% 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.
347
Higher than 91% 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.
7.2%
Higher than 75% 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12002/leichhardt/topic/walkability
