Goolwa - Port Elliot · 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 35.4% of homes in Goolwa - Port Elliot pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the South Australian average of 67%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as few residents can reach a variety of essential services on foot. The lack of local amenities is striking, with the typical home having access to far fewer amenity types within a short walk than those in other parts of the state.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goolwa - Port Elliot — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Goolwa - Port Elliot | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 2.8 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Goolwa - Port Elliot 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 Goolwa - Port Elliot is 3.3, which means it is mostly car-dependent and far below the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, residents have access to 3.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is also far below the state average of 5.4.
3.3
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.
3.2
Lower than 78% 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.
35.4%
Lower than 75% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 74.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk, while schools are the hardest to reach, with only 20.7% of homes nearby. Access to groceries, health services, and public transport is also far below state levels, with 40% to 50% of homes being more than a 30-minute walk from these services.
36.1%
Lower than 74% 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.
29.0%
Lower than 82% 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.
20.7%
Lower than 89% 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.
74.6%
Lower than 75% 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.
34.1%
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 area has a mean terrain slope of 3.6%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 10 intersections per square kilometre, and there are 13.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure a little below the state average of 16.3.
13.8
Lower 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.
10
Lower than 76% 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.
3.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Goolwa - Port Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011144/goolwa-port-elliot/topic/walkability
