Greater Adelaide · Capital City
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
About 80.1% of homes in Greater Adelaide pass the 15-minute-city test, far above the South Australian figure of 67%. This makes the region very walkable, with most residents able to reach a wide range of daily essentials on foot. Public transport and parks are the most accessible features for the typical household.
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Adelaide — very walkable of areas.
| Greater Adelaide | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Greater Adelaide by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
Greater Adelaide is considered very walkable with a score of 6.6, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, people here have 6.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
6.6
Very walkable of capital city areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
6.3
Higher than 83% of capital city areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
80.1%
Higher than 84% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to essentials is far above the state average, with 92.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 95.8% near a park. While these are common, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 62.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of care.
76.4%
Higher than 82% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
92.2%
Higher than 85% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
81.4%
Higher than 81% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.8%
Higher than 83% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
62.7%
Higher than 84% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The area has 54 street intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 4.7%, which is about the same as the rest of South Australia. There are 14.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the state figure of 16.3.
14.5
Lower than 74% of capital city areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
54
Higher than 90% of capital city areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.7%
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/walkability
