What are the best cycling suburbs in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Chippendale, Newcastle, Randwick, Ultimo, Bondi Beach, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Cycling Suburbs in New South Wales

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Suburbs with the best cycling infrastructure signals — bike parking, hire facilities and recreational cycling access from OpenStreetMap data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Chippendale	100
#2	Newcastle	100
#3	Randwick	97
#4	Ultimo	95
#5	Bondi Beach	94
#6	Cooks Hill	92
#7	Alexandria	90
#8	Barangaroo	85
#9	Marrickville	84
#10	Parramatta	84
#11	Sydney	84
#12	North Sydney	84
#13	Newtown	83
#14	Glebe	83
#15	Chatswood	83
#16	Darlinghurst	83
#17	Armidale	83
#18	Ashfield	83
#19	Campbelltown	83
#20	Paddington	83
#21	Wollongong	83
#22	Macquarie Park	82
#23	Surry Hills	82
#24	Cronulla	82
#25	Burwood	82
#26	Cabramatta	82
#27	Redfern	82
#28	Waterloo	82
#29	Sutherland	81
#30	Haymarket	81
#31	St Marys	81
#32	Kensington	81
#33	Zetland	81
#34	Potts Point	81
#35	Manly	80
#36	Brookvale	80
#37	Caringbah	80
#38	Epping	80
#39	Haberfield	80
#40	Merewether	80
#41	Leichhardt	80
#42	Bondi Junction	80
#43	Lane Cove	80
#44	Maroubra	80
#45	Lindfield	80
#46	Pyrmont	80
#47	Sydney Olympic Park	80
#48	Mosman	79
#49	Camperdown	79
#50	Westmead	79

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 17 August 2026 at 1:39 am AEST

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