How walkable is Bondi Junction?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bondi Junction 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sydney, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,222 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bondi Junction. The nearest grocery is Harris Farm Markets, 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.
- Bondi Junction Food & Farmer's Market2 min
- Swiss Deli2 min
- Sushi Sushi1 min
- Taste Of Northern China1 min
- My Mac1 min
- Australian Sports Nutrition1 min
- Espresso Warriors1 min
- Leaf Cafe & Co Bondi1 min
- Suncorp Bank2 min
- Commonwealth Bank2 min
- Clementson Park5 min
- Unnamed park5 min
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School8 min
- Gingerbread Kindergarten8 min
- Dymocks4 min
- Waverley Library8 min
- Active8kids3 min
- eVent Cinemas Gold Class4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bondi Junction at -33.8930, 151.2501. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 107 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bondi Junction
- 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 Junction. 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 Beach | 2.1 km | 97 |
| Coogee | 3.2 km | 84 |
| The Rocks | 5.3 km | 96 |
| North Sydney | 7.5 km | 96 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sydney page.
Questions about walking in Bondi Junction
Is Bondi Junction walkable?
Yes. Bondi Junction 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 Junction more walkable than the rest of Sydney?
Bondi Junction is more walkable than Sydney as a whole: it scores 97, against 81 for the 5 km around Sydney's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Junction 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 Junction it is the average of 61 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.