Gawler - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
Public transport and parks are within easy reach for many, but other services are harder to find on foot in Gawler - South. The area is considered somewhat walkable, though only about half of all homes have a 15-minute walk to a variety of local amenities.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gawler - South — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Gawler - South | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | 5.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gawler - South 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 4.9, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.5. Far fewer homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to the state average, with only 50.1% of residents meeting this mark.
4.9
Somewhat walkable 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.
4.8
Lower than 58% 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.
50.1%
Lower than 63% 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.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Most people can easily walk to a park or a transport stop, with 89% and 79.3% of homes within 15 minutes of these respectively. However, access to other needs is more limited; health services are far below the state average, with 41% of homes more than 30 minutes away from a clinic.
57.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
79.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
65.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
89.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
34.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 slope of 4.4% is about the same as the South Australian average. There are 46 intersections per square kilometre, and there are 14.1 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure.
14.1
Higher than 50% 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.
46
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.4%
Lower than 66% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Gawler - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402011026/gawler-south/topic/walkability
