Mount Gambier · 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.
More than 80% of homes in Mount Gambier are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far above the state figure. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with about 75% of residents living in a '15-minute-city' where daily needs are easy to reach on foot.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Gambier — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Mount Gambier | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| 5290, SA | 6.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier is 5.9, meaning it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the South Australian figure of 5.5.
5.9
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.
5.9
Higher than 75% 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.
75.1%
Higher than 73% 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.
Public transport and parks are the most accessible amenities, with over 90% of homes within a 15-minute walk. Health services are the hardest to reach, though 61.7% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the state average.
80.6%
Higher than 75% 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.
90.4%
Higher than 71% 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.
75.2%
Higher than 61% 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.
93.6%
Higher than 62% 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.
61.7%
Higher than 71% 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 area has 61 intersections per square kilometre. The typical terrain slope is 5.1%, which is about the same as across South Australia.
61
Higher than 72% 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.
5.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC40101902/mount-gambier/topic/walkability
