5111, SA · Postcode
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 4.6% of homes in postcode 5111 pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the South Australian average of 67%. This makes the area car-dependent, as the typical resident has very few essential services within a short walk.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5111, SA — car-dependent of areas.
| 5111, SA | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Salisbury | 6.1 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 5111, SA 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 walkability score is 1.7, which means the area is car-dependent. This is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5, with only 1.4 amenity types typically found within a 15-minute walk compared to 5.4 across the state.
1.7
Car-dependent of postcode 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.
1.4
Lower than 84% of postcode 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.
4.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode 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 is the most accessible service, with 55.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk. In contrast, access to other basics is very limited; for example, only 5.8% of homes are within 15 minutes of a school, which is far below the state average of 68.4%.
5.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
55.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode 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.
5.8%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
26.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode 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.
4.6%
Lower than 69% of postcode 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 25 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 5.4%, which is about the same as the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 31.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure far above the state average of 16.3.
31.9
Higher than 74% of postcode 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.
25
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode 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 5111, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5111/5111-sa/topic/walkability
