Stanford Merthyr · 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 fewer homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed in Stanford Merthyr compared to the rest of New South Wales. While almost every resident can easily reach a park, school, or bus stop, the area is hampered by a total lack of nearby health services and groceries. This makes the suburb somewhat walkable, but mostly for leisure and commuting rather than daily errands.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stanford Merthyr — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Stanford Merthyr | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| 2327, NSW | 6.0 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Stanford Merthyr 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 walkability score for the area is 4.4, which is considered somewhat walkable. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.2, and only 1.1% of homes have a full 15-minute-city walkshed.
4.4
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.
3.8
Higher than 76% 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.
1.1%
Higher than 58% 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 basic needs is a mixed bag; nearly all homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, park, or public transport, which is far above the state average. However, 0% of homes are within walking distance of health services and only 1.1% can reach groceries on foot, both of which are far below New South Wales figures.
1.1%
Higher than 58% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 99% 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.
99.6%
Higher 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.
99.6%
Higher than 87% 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 area has 60 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 4.5%, which is a little below the state average. There are 17.4 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the New South Wales figure.
17.4
Higher than 58% 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.
60
Higher than 80% 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.
4.5%
Lower than 64% 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 Stanford Merthyr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13662/stanford-merthyr/topic/walkability
