Daleys Point · 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.
Few services are within a short walk in Daleys Point, despite many homes being close to transport. The area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.7, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. While parks and transport are nearby, there is no access to schools, groceries or health services within a 15-minute walk.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Daleys Point — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Daleys Point | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 2257, NSW | 6.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Daleys Point 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.
No homes in Daleys Point have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the 71.9% seen across New South Wales. On average, residents can reach only 2.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 for the state average.
3.7
Mostly car-dependent 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.
2.8
Higher than 71% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Access to nature and transport is strong, with 98.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 90.2% near public transport. However, these are the only easy trips, as 0% of homes are within walking distance of a school, grocery store or health service.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
90.2%
Higher than 84% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
98.3%
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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 terrain in Daleys Point is much steeper than across the state, with a mean slope of 17.3%. There are 49 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 15.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
15.6
Higher than 55% 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.
49
Higher than 78% 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.
17.3%
Higher than 96% 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 Daleys Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11190/daleys-point/topic/walkability
