Campbelltown - Norwood vs Charles Sturt

Campbelltown - Norwood and Charles Sturt are two very walkable areas in South Australia. The biggest difference is that Charles Sturt has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,994 people compared to 691 in Campbelltown - Norwood. Charles Sturt also has a far higher level of street connectivity, with 367 intersections per square kilometre compared to 214 in Campbelltown - Norwood. In contrast, a higher share of homes in Campbelltown - Norwood are within a 15-minute walk of health services, at 79% compared to 73.1% in Charles Sturt.

Both areas are very walkable and share many traits, such as having 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. They are also almost identical in terms of typical incomes and the share of people who speak a First Nations language. While they share these similarities, a gap has opened up in the types of amenities available; parks are a much bigger draw for walkers in Charles Sturt, while public transport is the more common nearby amenity in Campbelltown - Norwood.