Putney

Practical and leafy-edged near the river, with quiet parks and easy transport. Family-paced and good for a no-fuss daily walk.

Quiet, leafy and residential near Eastwood, with parks and green close by. Family-paced and good for an easy walk.

Quiet, leafy and residential, with parks and green close by. Family-paced and good for an easy walk.

Bush-edged on Lane Cove National Park, with trails and quiet streets. Leafy, green and made for a nature walk.

Tech parks and leafy pockets along the river, with quiet reserves for a lunchtime lap. Practical, green-edged and easy to get around with a dog.

River views, Banjo Paterson Park and a village that hasn't lost its small-town feel. Where the inner west meets the north shore, dog along for the ride.

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

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

River-close and freshly built, with foreshore parks and open green nearby. Walkable, leafy-edged and good for an easy lap.

Tech towers and leafy pockets near the national park's edge, with quiet reserves close by. Practical and handy for a lunchtime lap.