Copper Coast - Barunga 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.
Only 34.8% of homes in Copper Coast - Barunga West can reach five or more essential services within a 15-minute walk, a figure far below the South Australian average. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.1. Most residents will need a vehicle to access basic needs.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Copper Coast - Barunga West — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Copper Coast - Barunga West | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 5555, SA | 0.7 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Copper Coast - Barunga 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 area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.1, which is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, residents have access to only 3.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.4 across the state.
3.1
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.2
Lower than 64% 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.
34.8%
Lower than 62% 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 essentials is far below state levels, with only 31.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 29.4% near health services. While parks are the most accessible amenity for 65.6% of homes, schools are much harder to reach, with only 31.7% of residents within a 15-minute walk.
31.6%
Lower than 68% 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.
33.6%
Lower than 55% 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.
31.7%
Lower than 75% 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.
65.6%
Lower than 64% 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.
29.4%
Lower than 59% 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 average terrain slope is 3.2%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 4.6%. There is one intersection per square kilometre.
1
Lower than 70% 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.
3.2%
Lower than 76% 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 Copper Coast - Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC40102301/copper-coast-barunga-west/topic/walkability
