Salisbury East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Walkability in Salisbury East

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.

About 76% of homes in Salisbury East pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning most residents can reach several different types of local amenities on foot. This makes it a very walkable area with a score of 6.2, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.5.

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📍 Salisbury East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Salisbury East sits — Walkability score

6.2 Very walkable
  • 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 Salisbury East — very walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Salisbury East6.2
5109, SA 6.5
South Australia 5.5

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Salisbury East 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 considered very walkable, with a score of 6.2. On average, residents have access to 6.1 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the state average of 5.4.

6.2

Very 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.

6.1

Higher than 63% 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.

76.1%

Higher than 58% 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.

Public transport and parks are the easiest to reach, with over 95% of homes within a short walk of both. In contrast, cultural sites are the hardest to access, with 20% of homes located more than 30 minutes away on foot.

Streets & terrain

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

The land here is about as flat as the rest of South Australia, with a typical slope of 4.6%. There are 116 intersections per square kilometre, though the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 people is well below the state average.

10.9

Lower than 71% 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.

4.6%

Lower than 62% 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 Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041047/salisbury-east/topic/walkability