Cranebrook · 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.
Far fewer homes in Cranebrook are within a 15-minute walk of essential services compared to the New South Wales average. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, only 60.3% of households have a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is a far lower figure than the state average of 71.9%.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cranebrook — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Cranebrook | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| 2749, NSW | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Cranebrook 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 Cranebrook is 5.7, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.2.
5.7
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.
5.6
Higher than 86% 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.
60.3%
Higher than 82% 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.
Most people here can easily reach public transport, parks, and schools within 15 minutes, with rates well above the state average. However, grocery stores are a major gap; only 55.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of food, which is far below the state figure of 67.7%.
55.7%
Higher than 81% 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.
94.9%
Higher than 86% 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.
84.2%
Higher than 88% 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.
95.1%
Higher than 83% 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.
61.9%
Higher than 87% 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.
There are 137 intersections per square kilometre and the typical terrain slope is 5.3%, a little below the New South Wales average. Cranebrook also has 22.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 14.7.
22.2
Higher than 64% 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.
137
Higher than 88% 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.
5.3%
Lower than 54% 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 Cranebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11105/cranebrook/topic/walkability
