Whyalla · Indigenous Area
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.
Over 81% of homes in Whyalla pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far above the South Australian average. The area is considered very walkable, with a typical resident having about six different types of amenities within a short walk of their front door.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Whyalla — very walkable of areas.
| Whyalla | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| 5715, SA | 0.0 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Whyalla 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.
Whyalla is very walkable with a score of 6.2, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.5. Residents generally have more amenity types within a 15-minute walk than people in other parts of the state.
6.2
Very walkable of indigenous area 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 85% of indigenous area 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.
81.3%
Higher than 83% of indigenous area 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.
Public transport is the easiest thing to reach, with 89% of homes within a 10-minute walk, far above the state average. Health services are also far more accessible than in the rest of the state, though groceries are the hardest amenity to reach, with 13% of homes more than 30 minutes away.
70.2%
Higher than 75% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
89.0%
Higher than 80% of indigenous area 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.
82.2%
Higher than 77% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
89.0%
Higher than 67% of indigenous area 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.
66.5%
Higher than 80% of indigenous area 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 terrain in Whyalla is a little flatter than the South Australian average, with a mean slope of 3.0%. Street connectivity shows 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 78% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.0%
Lower than 84% of indigenous area 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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE402006/whyalla/topic/walkability
