# Walkability — Denistone West

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.

Area: Denistone West (Suburb / Locality)

Every single home in Denistone West meets the 15-minute-city test, a result far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This makes the area somewhat walkable, as residents can easily reach a variety of daily destinations on foot. While parks and schools are very close by, health services are much harder to reach without a car.

The walkability score for the area is 5.9, which is about the same as the New South Wales average of 6.2. On average, residents have 6.7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little above the state figure of 5.8.

Access to basics is mixed; 100% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and public transport, and 98.4% are near a school. However, only 20.8% of homes can walk to health services within 15 minutes, which is far below the state average of 57.1%.

The terrain is steeper than most of the state, with a mean slope of 10.5%. There are 146 intersections per square kilometre, while the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 10.6, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 5.9 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 6.7 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 71.6% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 98.4% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 100.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 20.8% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 10.6 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 146 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 10.5% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11242/denistone-west/topic/walkability