Westmead

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Leafy and family-paced in the Hills, with local parks and quiet streets. Green, calm and easy with a dog.

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

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

Freshly built western suburbia with local parks and open green nearby. Roomy, family-paced and easy with a dog.

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