# Walkability — Whyalla

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.

Area: Whyalla (Indigenous Area)

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.

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.

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.

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.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 6.2 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 6.3 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 81.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 70.2% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 89.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 82.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 89.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 66.5% | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 0 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 3.0% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE402006/whyalla/topic/walkability