Charles Sturt · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
Health services are the least accessible amenity in Charles Sturt, though 75.1% of homes can still reach one within 15 minutes. This is a very walkable area where 96% of homes have a wide range of services within a 15-minute walk, a figure far above the South Australian average.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Charles Sturt — very walkable of areas.
| Charles Sturt | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 6.6 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Charles Sturt 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 area is rated as very walkable with a score of 7.5, well above the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, residents have 7.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is also well above the state average.
7.5
Very walkable of sub-region (sa3) 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.
7.3
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
96.0%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 essentials is excellent, with 100% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 99.2% near public transport. While 92.8% of homes can walk to groceries in 15 minutes, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 75.1% of homes within that timeframe.
92.8%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.2%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
90.6%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
75.1%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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 a little flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 3.2%. There are 368 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area provides 16.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as across South Australia.
16.6
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
368
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) 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 91% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Charles Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40401/charles-sturt/topic/walkability
