5159, 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.
Groceries are far harder to reach on foot in postcode 5159, where only 45.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a store. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, there is a sharp contrast between the ease of reaching green space and the difficulty of accessing shops. This means many residents have a park nearby but still need a car for the weekly shop.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5159, SA — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 5159, SA | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| Onkaparinga | 5.8 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 5159, 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 for the area is 5.2, which is considered somewhat walkable and about the same as the South Australian figure. However, 56.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 67.0%.
5.2
Somewhat walkable 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.
5.1
Higher than 66% 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.
56.2%
Higher than 59% 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.
Getting to a park or public transport is very easy, with 99.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 91.5% near transport. In contrast, access to essentials is much lower, with health services and groceries far below state levels, as only 40.3% and 45.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of these services.
45.5%
Lower than 51% 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.
91.5%
Higher than 75% 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.
65.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.1%
Higher than 82% 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.
40.3%
Higher than 57% 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 terrain here is steeper than in the rest of the state, with a mean slope of 7.8%. There are 66 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 17.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the South Australian figure.
17.9
Higher than 50% 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.
66
Higher than 70% 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.
7.8%
Higher than 80% 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 5159, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5159/5159-sa/topic/walkability
