Whyalla · 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.
Over 81% of homes in Whyalla pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far above the South Australian figure of 67%. This makes the area very walkable, with a score of 6.2. Most residents can easily reach a variety of essential services and parks without needing a car.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Whyalla — very walkable of areas.
| Whyalla | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| 5715, SA | 0.0 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Whyalla 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 overall walkability score for Whyalla is 6.2, which is considered very walkable and a little above the state average of 5.5. Residents typically have about 6.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the South Australian average of 5.4.
6.2
Very 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.
6.3
Higher than 80% 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.
81.3%
Higher than 77% 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 schools are the easiest to reach, with 89% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop and 82.2% within 15 minutes of a school. Access is less consistent for other needs, as 66.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, which is still far above the state figure.
70.2%
Higher than 67% 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.
89.0%
Higher than 70% 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.
82.2%
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.
89.0%
Higher than 55% 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.
66.5%
Higher than 74% 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 local terrain is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 3.0%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre recorded for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 86% 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.
3.0%
Lower than 82% 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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC40200601/whyalla/topic/walkability
