How walkable is Bondi Beach?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bondi Beach has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sydney, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
712 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bondi Beach. The nearest grocery is The Fresh Pantry, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Harris Farm Markets2 min
- Scoop Wholefoods6 min
- Envii1 min
- Cafe Bikini1 min
- Abode Homewares and Gifts1 min
- Concrete Skate Supply1 min
- Two Forks Bondi1 min
- Will & Co1 min
- ANZ2 min
- Commonwealth Bank2 min
- Unnamed park4 min
- Boondi Reserve8 min
- Bondi Beach Public School8 min
- Galilee Catholic Primary School11 min
- Azure Beach Public Toy Library6 min
- Rest In Peace P/L6 min
- Blue Space Bondi4 min
- Bondi Icebergs9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bondi Beach at -33.8907, 151.2724. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 108 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bondi Beach
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Bondi Beach. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Sydney
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bondi Junction | 2.1 km | 97 |
| Coogee | 3.8 km | 84 |
| The Rocks | 6.8 km | 96 |
| North Sydney | 8.5 km | 96 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sydney page.
Questions about walking in Bondi Beach
Is Bondi Beach walkable?
Yes. Bondi Beach in Sydney has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Bondi Beach more walkable than the rest of Sydney?
Bondi Beach is more walkable than Sydney as a whole: it scores 97, against 81 for the 5 km around Sydney's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Sydney neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Sydney?
Of the 5 Sydney neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Bondi Junction (97), Bondi Beach (97) and North Sydney (96).
How is the walkability score of Bondi Beach calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Bondi Beach it is the average of 52 points spread evenly across the 600 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.