Hurlstone Park

Inner-west industrial-edged near Marrickville, with parks and grit close by. Practical, walkable and good for a quick lap.

Wedged between Newtown and Glebe, with Sydney Uni's leafy grounds and quiet terrace streets to wander. The inner west's calm achiever — the buzz close by, the pace nicely unhurried.

Southwest-practical and diverse, with local parks and an easy, well-fed pace. Down-to-earth and good for a daily walk.

Quiet southern suburbia with local parks and easy rail. Family-paced and good for a no-fuss walk.

Southwest suburban-steady with local parks and open space. Down-to-earth and good for a walk.

The quiet bit of the inner west between Rozelle and Leichhardt, with the Bay Run and Easton Park close by. Leafy, low-key and made for an easy lap.

A leafy inner-west pocket of quiet streets and village calm, with parks close by. Walkable, low-key and easy with a dog.

King Street is tattooed, big-hearted and endlessly dog-friendly. Beer gardens, bookshops and pubs where the water bowl lands before the menu.

Southwest Sydney's multicultural heartland — Vietnamese, Lebanese and everything in between, with Paul Keating Park for the walk-off. Loud, diverse, big-hearted and well-fed.

A quiet inner-west pocket of terraces and leafy lanes, between Summer Hill and Petersham. Low-key, walkable and easy with a dog.