Bella Vista · Suburb / Locality
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 huge gap in school access marks the walkability of Bella Vista, where only 42.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school. While most residents can easily reach transport and parks, the area's overall score of 5.9 means it is somewhat walkable. This makes it less convenient for families on foot compared to the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bella Vista — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bella Vista | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| 2153, NSW | 6.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bella Vista 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.
Around 63.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. Residents typically have access to 5.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state average.
5.9
Somewhat walkable of suburb / locality 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.
5.3
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality 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.
63.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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.
Transport and nature are very accessible, with 97.9% of homes near public transport and 98.1% near a park, both far above state levels. However, access to health services is far below the state average, with only 46.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
65.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality 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.
42.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality 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.
46.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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 area has 218 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 7.6%, which is about the same as across New South Wales. There are 12.4 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a little below the state figure.
12.4
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality 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.
218
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
7.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality 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 Bella Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10263/bella-vista/topic/walkability
