Gymea Bay · 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.
Steep hills are a defining feature of Gymea Bay, where the average terrain slope is well above the state figure. This hilly landscape contributes to a walkability score of 5.2, making the area somewhat walkable. While most residents can easily reach parks and transport on foot, health services are much harder to access.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gymea Bay — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Gymea Bay | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| 2227, NSW | 7.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gymea Bay 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.
About 73.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the overall walkability score is a little below the state average, with residents having access to a little fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
5.2
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.
4.7
Higher than 81% 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.
73.8%
Higher than 86% 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.
Walking access is excellent for many, with 98.7% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 94% near public transport, both well above state levels. In contrast, access to health services is far below the state figure, with only 27.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
77.7%
Higher than 88% 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.
94.0%
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.
82.4%
Higher than 86% 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.
98.7%
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.
27.1%
Higher than 78% 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 95 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope that is well above the state average. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is far below the New South Wales figure.
5.2
Lower than 70% 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.
95
Higher than 85% 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.
12.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Gymea Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11834/gymea-bay/topic/walkability
