Port Augusta · Indigenous Region
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.
Many residents of Port Augusta live within a short walk of public transport, but other services are much harder to reach on foot. The area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.9, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.5.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Port Augusta — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Port Augusta | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 5720, SA | 4.3 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Augusta 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.
Fewer than half of homes (47.5%) have the basic amenities of a 15-minute city, a figure far below the 67% seen across South Australia. On average, residents have access to only 4 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the state average of 5.4.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous region 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
Higher than 56% of indigenous region 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.
47.5%
Higher than 55% of indigenous region 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.
While 52.4% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, access to other services is far below state levels. Parks are the most common nearby amenity, but health services are the hardest to reach, with 43% of homes located more than a 30-minute walk away.
44.6%
Lower than 60% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
52.4%
Higher than 57% of indigenous region 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.
56.2%
Lower than 53% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
64.3%
Lower than 76% of indigenous region 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.
37.6%
Higher than 51% of indigenous region 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 3.6%, which is about the same as the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are zero intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 74% of indigenous region areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.6%
Lower than 70% of indigenous region 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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG402/port-augusta/topic/walkability
