How walkable is North Sydney?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
North Sydney has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sydney, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,699 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of North Sydney. The nearest grocery is The Fresh Pantry - North Sydney, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- IGA Local Grocer North Sydney1 min
- Woolworths Metro5 min
- Saravanaa Bhavan1 min
- Café Loulou1 min
- Emrich Industries2 min
- XCIRA - Live Auction Technology2 min
- Garage North Sydney1 min
- Sol Bread & Wine2 min
- Commonwealth Bank North Sydney Branch3 min
- St.George Bank Ltd3 min
- Doris Fitton Park5 min
- St Leonards Park5 min
- Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College2 min
- Wenona School3 min
- Stanton Library4 min
- Australian Institute of Management. NSW & ACT4 min
- The Independent Theatre4 min
- North Shore Theatre Company4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of North Sydney at -33.8355, 151.2083. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 82 street intersections per km², and blocks average 100 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across North Sydney
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 700 m around the centre of North Sydney. Rings mark 350 m and 700 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Sydney
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| The Rocks | 2.7 km | 96 |
| Bondi Junction | 7.5 km | 97 |
| Bondi Beach | 8.5 km | 97 |
| Coogee | 10.6 km | 84 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sydney page.
Questions about walking in North Sydney
Is North Sydney walkable?
Yes. North Sydney has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is North Sydney more walkable than the rest of Sydney?
North Sydney is more walkable than Sydney as a whole: it scores 96, against 81 for the 5 km around Sydney's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 North Sydney 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 North Sydney it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 700 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.