Happy Valley Reservoir · 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.
Far fewer amenities are within walking distance in Happy Valley Reservoir than in other South Australian areas. The neighborhood is mostly car-dependent, with no homes located within a 15-minute walk of a school, grocery store, or health service. This lack of local options means residents must rely on vehicles for almost all their daily needs.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Happy Valley Reservoir — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5159, SA | 5.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Happy Valley Reservoir 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.
A walkability score of 2.1 means the area is mostly car-dependent, which is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5. No homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the state average of 67%.
2.1
Mostly car-dependent 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.
1.2
Lower than 95% 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.
0.0%
Lower 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.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
While 60% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of public transport or a park, access to other services is much lower than across the state. There are no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, schools, or health services, and 40% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from the nearest shop or doctor.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
60.0%
Lower than 72% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
60.0%
Lower than 82% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 mean terrain slope is 3.2%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 33 intersections per square kilometre.
33
Lower than 66% 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.
3.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Happy Valley Reservoir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041081/happy-valley-reservoir/topic/walkability
