Playford - Central West · Indigenous Location
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.
Nearly every home in Playford - Central West is within a short walk of a park or public transport, making it more accessible than the state average. The area is considered somewhat walkable, with 69.9% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 67.0%. While basic amenities are close, access to health services is a notable gap.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Playford - Central West — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Playford - Central West | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| 5113, SA | 5.6 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Playford - Central West 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.
The walkability score for the area is 5.8, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the South Australian average of 5.5, and residents typically have 5.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
5.8
Somewhat walkable of indigenous location 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.
5.4
Higher than 68% of indigenous location 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.
69.9%
Higher than 68% of indigenous location 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 public transport and parks is excellent, with 99.5% and 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk, both far above the state average. In contrast, health services are much harder to reach, with only 34.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far below the state's 52.4%.
60.3%
Higher than 59% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.5%
Higher than 93% of indigenous location 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.
81.6%
Higher than 68% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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.
34.6%
Lower than 53% of indigenous location 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 is a little flatter than across South Australia, with a mean slope of 2.9%. There are 242 street intersections per square kilometre.
242
Higher than 90% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.9%
Lower than 84% of indigenous location 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 Playford - Central West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC40101501/playford-central-west/topic/walkability
