South Australia - South East · Region (SA4)
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.
Fewer than half of all homes in South Australia - South East have a 15-minute walk to a range of services. This makes the region mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.1 which is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5.
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia - South East — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| South Australia - South East | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 3.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in South Australia - South East 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 typical walk is far less convenient here than in the rest of the state, with only 38% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. On average, residents have access to only 3.2 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.4 across South Australia.
3.1
Mostly car-dependent of region (sa4) 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 89% of region (sa4) 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.
38.0%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) 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 61.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk, but health services are the hardest to reach, with only 31% of homes nearby. This lack of access is consistent across the region; for example, 51% of residents live more than 30 minutes from health services.
38.7%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
39.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) 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.
35.8%
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
61.2%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) 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.
31.0%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) 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 average terrain slope is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state average, and there is one intersection per square kilometre. Despite the distance between homes and shops, there are 22.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the South Australian figure of 16.3.
22.3
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) 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.
1
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.6%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) 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 South Australia - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/407/south-australia-south-east/topic/walkability
