Telopea

Parramatta-close and diverse, with a busy centre and local parks nearby. Practical, well-fed and good for a daily walk.

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.

Western suburban-steady near Merrylands, with local parks close by. Down-to-earth and good for an easy walk.

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

Western Sydney-practical and diverse, with local parks and easy rail. Down-to-earth and good for a daily walk.

Riverside and ferry-close, with foreshore parks and quiet green nearby. Walkable, breezy and good for a waterside lap.

Parramatta-close and diverse, with local parks and an easy pace. Practical, well-fed and good for a daily 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.

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.

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.