Harris Park

Western suburban-steady with a leafy creek and local parks close by. Down-to-earth and good for a walk.

A waterfront peninsula of new towers, with foreshore paths and Olympic Park's parklands close by. Shiny, breezy and built for an easy lap.

Asian-grocer abundance and quiet leafy streets in the north, with parks close by. Diverse, well-fed and easy for a daily walk.

Riverside and parkland-close beside Olympic Park, with foreshore green nearby. Leafy, walkable and good for a lap.

River-close and freshly built, with foreshore parks and open green nearby. Walkable, leafy-edged and good for an easy lap.

A leafy village pocket with bushland edges and quiet streets. Green, calm and made for an easy walk.

The Hills at its roomy best: bigger blocks, leafy reserves and parks you can actually let loose in. Suburban calm with space the inner city can only dream of.

River-close and practical, with foreshore parks and open space nearby. Down-to-earth and good for an easy lap.

Riverside parks and foreshore paths along the Parramatta, with quiet suburban streets to match. Low-key, green-edged and good for an easy waterside walk.

Acres of parkland, wetland boardwalks and wide-open green where the Games once roared. One of Sydney's biggest stretches of room to run — dog very welcome.