West Lakes · Suburb / Locality
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.
A very gentle 3.6% average slope makes West Lakes an easy place to get around on foot. This contributes to a walkability score of 6.4, which is considered very walkable and sits a little above the South Australian figure. Most residents can reach a variety of local amenities within a short stroll.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West Lakes — very walkable of areas.
| West Lakes | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| 5021, SA | 6.4 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in West Lakes 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.
About 81.2% of homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the 67% seen across South Australia. On average, residents can access 5.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a little above the state average.
6.4
Very walkable of suburb / locality 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 87% of suburb / locality 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.
81.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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 is excellent for nature and travel, with every single home within a 15-minute walk of a park and 93.1% near public transport. However, this contrasts with a lack of essential services; only 17.9% of homes are within 15 minutes of health services and 29.9% are near a school, both of which are far below the state figures.
79.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
93.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality 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.
29.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality 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 suburb / locality 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.
17.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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 302 intersections per square kilometre. There are 43.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the South Australian figure of 16.3.
43.7
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
302
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality 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 77% of suburb / locality 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 West Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41568/west-lakes/topic/walkability
