Peterborough · Council (LGA)
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.
Fewer than half of the homes in Peterborough are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, making the area mostly car-dependent. While health services are more accessible than in the state average, the overall walkability score of 3.9 is well below the South Australian figure.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Peterborough — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Peterborough | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 3.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Peterborough 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.
A walkability score of 3.9 means the area is mostly car-dependent. Only 52.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 67.0%.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent of council (lga) 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.
4.4
Higher than 61% of council (lga) 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.
52.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) 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.
Health services are a strong point, with 61.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk, well above the state average. However, public transport is much harder to reach, with 40.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk, far below the South Australian figure of 76.1%.
46.8%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
40.9%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) 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.
58.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
64.4%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) 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.
61.0%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) 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 22.0 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state average. The terrain is relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.4%, and there are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
22.0
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
0
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.4%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) 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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45540/peterborough/topic/walkability
