Goodwood - Millswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Walkability in Goodwood - Millswood

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 walker's paradise for 100% of residents, Goodwood - Millswood has a walkability score of 8.5, which is well above the South Australian figure of 5.5. This area is designed for ease of movement, with almost every home having a wide range of essential services within a 15-minute walk.

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📍 Goodwood - Millswood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Goodwood - Millswood sits — Walkability score

8.5 A walker's paradise
  • 0.0–0.4: 41 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 31 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 51 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 56 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 55 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 65 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 78 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 65 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 93 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 90 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 82 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 119 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 122 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 113 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 127 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 140 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 127 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 149 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 137 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 130 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 121 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 99 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 79 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 103 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 69 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 52 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 44 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 15 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goodwood - Millswood — a walker's paradise of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Goodwood - Millswood8.5
5034, SA 8.7
South Australia 5.5

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Goodwood - Millswood by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

The area is exceptionally accessible, with 100% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is far above the South Australian average of 67%, with residents having access to 7.9 different types of amenities within a short walk.

8.5

A walker's paradise of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.

7.9

Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Access to services is far above the state average, with almost every home within a 15-minute walk of groceries, schools, and parks. While 94% of homes are just a 5-minute walk from public transport, health services are the least common immediate amenity, with 32% of homes within a 5-minute walk.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

The terrain is slightly flatter than the South Australian average, with a mean slope of 3.0%. There are 268 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 14.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure.

14.5

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.

3.0%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Goodwood - Millswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401071023/goodwood-millswood/topic/walkability