Erina · 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 more homes in Erina are within a short walk of groceries than the New South Wales average. The area is considered very walkable, with 77.3% of homes situated in a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well above the state figure of 71.9%. This means most residents can reach a variety of daily needs without needing a car.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Erina — very walkable of areas.
| Erina | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 5.8 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Erina 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 overall walkability score for Erina is 6.6, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 6.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the state average of 5.8.
6.6
Very 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.
6.5
Higher than 91% 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.
77.3%
Higher than 87% 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 essentials is strong, with 93.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 80.4% near groceries—both figures well above the state average. While 94.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, access to health services is slightly lower at 63.7%.
80.4%
Higher than 89% 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.
93.7%
Higher than 85% 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.
75.7%
Higher than 84% 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.
94.7%
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.
63.7%
Higher than 88% 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 132 intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope is 6.3%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 16.7 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a little above the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
16.7
Higher than 57% 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.
132
Higher than 87% 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.
6.3%
Higher than 56% 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 Erina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11436/erina/topic/walkability
