Croydon · State Electorate
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 local amenity in Croydon, though almost every other daily need is within a short stroll. The area is considered very walkable, with 96.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far above the South Australian average of 67%. This makes it a highly convenient place to live without relying solely on a car.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Croydon — very walkable of areas.
| Croydon | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 6.6 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Croydon 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 Croydon is 7.4, which is very walkable and well above the state figure of 5.5. Residents have access to 7.1 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.4 across South Australia.
7.4
Very walkable of state electorate 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.
7.1
Higher than 80% of state electorate 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.
96.5%
Higher than 86% of state electorate 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 far above the state average, with nearly all homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport (99.1%) and a 15-minute walk of parks (99%) or groceries (91.8%). In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 56.8% of homes within 15 minutes of care.
91.8%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.1%
Higher than 81% of state electorate 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.
86.1%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.0%
Higher than 64% of state electorate 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.
56.8%
Higher than 59% of state electorate 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 local terrain is a little flatter than the South Australian average, with a mean slope of 3.3%. There are 312 intersections per square kilometre, while the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
11.8
Lower than 73% of state electorate 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.
312
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.3%
Lower than 87% of state electorate 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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40008/croydon/topic/walkability
