Strathfield

Leafy and well-connected, with local parks and easy transport. Family-paced and good for a daily walk.

Home to the Bay Run, Sydney's favourite harbourside loop and an unofficial dog parade. Waterfront, walkable and built around getting outside.

The inner west's Little Italy of the river — espresso, deli runs and the Bay Run a short lead away. Suburban, warm and reliably dog-friendly.

Southwest-diverse and family-paced, with local parks and an easy pace. Down-to-earth and good for a walk.

Sydney's Little Italy of the inner west — bakeries, delis and Federation homes on quiet, leafy streets. Heritage-calm and made for an unhurried, pastry-fuelled lap.

Right on the Bay Run, with foreshore parks and water views to match. Leafy, breezy and built for a waterside lap.

Markets, outlet shopping and Olympic Park's parklands close at hand. Diverse, practical and handy to some of Sydney's widest open green for a run.

River on one side, Bicentennial Park's wide green on the other. Quiet, family-paced and handy to some of the inner west's best open space for a run.

A waterfront peninsula of new towers, with the Kokoda foreshore walk wrapping the edge. Shiny, river-close and built for an easy waterside lap.

Leafy and riverside, with Bay Run loops and quiet parks close by. Family-paced inner-west calm, made for an easy daily walk.