5251, 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.
Less than half of all homes in postcode 5251 pass the 15-minute-city test, with only 45% of households able to reach five or more amenity types on foot. This makes the area far less walkable than the state average. While parks are common, most residents struggle to reach schools, shops, and health services without a car.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5251, SA — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 5251, SA | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Mount Barker | 4.1 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 5251, 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 area is considered somewhat walkable with a score of 4.2, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, residents can reach 4.2 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.4 across the state.
4.2
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.
4.2
Higher than 56% 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.
45.0%
Lower than 52% 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.
Parks are the easiest to reach, with 84.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk, similar to the state average. In contrast, access to schools is far below the state figure, with only 42.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
52.5%
Higher than 57% 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.
52.4%
Higher than 50% 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.
42.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
84.8%
Higher than 61% 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.
43.8%
Higher than 60% 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 is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 6.9%. There are 30 intersections per square kilometre and 11.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state figure of 16.3.
11.2
Lower than 79% 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.
30
Higher than 62% 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.
6.9%
Higher than 74% 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 5251, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5251/5251-sa/topic/walkability
