Ermington

Parramatta-close and diverse, with a busy centre and local parks nearby. Practical, well-fed and good for a daily 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 in the Hills, with local parks and quiet streets. Green, calm 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.

Korean eats, busy transport links and Olympic Park's green a short hop away. Diverse, practical and handy to wide open space for a walk.

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

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

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

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

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