Hardys 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.
A mostly car-dependent lifestyle defines Hardys Bay, where a walkability score of 3.4 is far below the New South Wales figure of 6.2. While almost every home is within a short stroll of public transport and parks, there is no access to groceries or health services within a 15-minute walk. This creates a sharp contrast between easy access to nature and transport and a total reliance on cars for basic needs.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hardys Bay — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Hardys Bay | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2257, NSW | 6.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Hardys 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.
No homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the 71.9% seen across New South Wales. On average, residents can reach only 3.1 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the state average of 5.8.
3.4
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.
3.1
Higher than 73% 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 is split; 98.9% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 96.3% are near a park, both far above the state. However, 0% of homes can walk to groceries or health services within 15 minutes, and school access is far below the state average at 24.1%.
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.
98.9%
Higher than 96% 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.
24.1%
Higher than 66% 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.
96.3%
Higher than 84% 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 is quite steep, with a mean slope of 23.6% that is far above the 6.8% seen across New South Wales. There are 15 intersections per square kilometre and 42.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 14.7.
42.9
Higher than 78% 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.
15
Higher than 73% 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.
23.6%
Higher than 99% 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 Hardys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11859/hardys-bay/topic/walkability
