Roxby Downs · 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.
A walkability score of 3.0 makes Roxby Downs mostly car-dependent, as the town has far fewer nearby amenities than the state average. While many homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools and shops, a total lack of public transport makes it difficult to get around without a vehicle.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Roxby Downs — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Roxby Downs | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 5725, SA | 3.0 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Roxby Downs 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 town is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.0, which is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5. Only 54.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far below the state average of 67.0%.
3.0
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.
4.0
Lower than 54% 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.
54.5%
Higher than 56% 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 schools, groceries, and health services is about the same as the state average, with roughly 53% to 69% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, there is a huge gap in transport, as 0% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport.
63.9%
Higher than 61% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
68.7%
Higher than 55% 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.
57.5%
Lower than 69% 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.
52.9%
Higher than 64% 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 relatively flat, with a mean slope of 2.8%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 3 intersections per square kilometre.
3
Lower than 65% 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.
2.8%
Lower than 87% 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 Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC40200305/roxby-downs/topic/walkability
