Rydalmere

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

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

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

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.

Sydney's second city, with Parramatta Park's riverside green and off-leash space right in the middle of it all. Historic, busy and surprisingly easy on four legs.

Leafy and family-paced near Parramatta, with Lake Parramatta's bushland walks a short hop away. Quiet, green-edged and easy for a daily lap.

History on every corner and Parramatta Park's wide green minutes away. Western Sydney's old heart, walkable and surprisingly leafy with a dog in tow.

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

A leafy, bush-edged pocket of quiet streets and village calm. Green, hushed and made for an easy walk.

Leafy, family-paced and well-connected, with quiet parks and good eats around the station. The north's reliable all-rounder, easy-going with a dog.