5501, 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.
Far fewer amenities are within walking distance in postcode 5501 than in most of South Australia. The area is car-dependent, with only 18% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. Most residents must rely on vehicles for daily needs, as typical walking access to shops and services is far below state levels.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5501, SA — car-dependent of areas.
| 5501, SA | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Plains | 1.6 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 5501, 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.
A walkability score of 1.4 means this area is car-dependent, which is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, there are only 1.6 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also far below the state's 5.4.
1.4
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.
1.6
Lower than 81% 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.
18.0%
Lower than 76% 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.
Access to essentials is limited, with only 13.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and just 7.8% near public transport. While parks are the most common amenity, 72% of homes are still more than 30 minutes away from the nearest school or health clinic.
18.3%
Lower than 74% 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.
7.8%
Lower than 80% 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.
17.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
35.8%
Lower than 81% 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.
13.7%
Lower than 63% 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 2 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 2.6%, which is a little below the South Australian average. There are 4.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure far below the state's 16.3.
4.9
Lower than 99% 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.
2
Lower than 57% 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.
2.6%
Lower than 95% 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 5501, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5501/5501-sa/topic/walkability
