Marino - Seaview Downs · 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.
Only about half of residents in Marino - Seaview Downs can walk to health services, even though almost every home is near a park. The area is considered somewhat walkable, with a typical resident having about 6 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk. This is slightly above the South Australian figure of 5.4.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Marino - Seaview Downs — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Marino - Seaview Downs | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| 5049, SA | 6.4 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Marino - Seaview Downs 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 5.9, which is about the same as the South Australian figure of 5.5. However, the share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed is 62.8%, which is well below the state average of 67%.
5.9
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.
5.8
Higher 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.
62.8%
Lower than 52% 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.
Access to nature and travel is excellent, with 99.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 93.7% near public transport—both far above state figures. Walking to essentials is more varied, as school access is well above the state average at 78.1%, while grocery and health service access are both a little below.
63.0%
Higher than 50% 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.
93.7%
Higher than 54% 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.
78.1%
Higher than 54% 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.
99.5%
Higher than 59% 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.
49.9%
Higher than 54% 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 is notably steep, with a mean slope of 9.2%, which is well above the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 77 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 13.1, which is a little below the state figure of 16.3.
13.1
Lower than 56% 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.
77
Lower than 54% 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.
9.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Marino - Seaview Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021060/marino-seaview-downs/topic/walkability
