5640, 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.
A few services are very close for some, but many homes in postcode 5640 lack easy access to basics. While the area is rated as somewhat walkable, only 62.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the South Australian figure of 67.0%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5640, SA — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 5640, SA | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Cleve | 3.1 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 5640, 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 4.7, meaning the area is somewhat walkable. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.5, with residents having about the same number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk as the state average.
4.7
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.
5.0
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.
62.7%
Higher than 65% 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.
Health services are a strong point, with 62.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far above the state figure. However, access to public transport is a major gap, as only 49.7% of homes are within 10 minutes of a stop, far below the 76.1% seen across South Australia.
62.7%
Higher than 66% 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.
49.7%
Lower than 51% 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.
60.3%
Higher 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.
63.6%
Lower than 58% 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.
62.9%
Higher than 76% 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 38.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 16.3. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope of 3.7% is about the same as the state average.
38.9
Higher 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.
0
Lower than 79% 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.
3.7%
Lower than 72% 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 5640, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5640/5640-sa/topic/walkability
