Mount Gambier · 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.
A mean slope of 4.8% means the land in Mount Gambier is about the same as the South Australian average, yet it remains only somewhat walkable. Only 55.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure. This suggests a layout where many residents are still reliant on cars to get around.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Gambier — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Mount Gambier | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 3.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier is 4.4, making it somewhat walkable. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.5, with residents having access to slightly fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
4.4
Somewhat 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.
4.4
Lower than 69% 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.
55.5%
Lower than 63% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 75% of homes within a 15-minute walk, though this is still well below the state. Access to schools is the weakest, as the 56% of homes within a 15-minute walk is far below the South Australian average.
59.8%
Lower than 57% 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.
64.0%
Lower than 75% 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.
56.0%
Lower than 72% 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.
75.0%
Lower than 79% 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.
45.9%
Lower than 53% 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.
There are 2 intersections per square kilometre across the local streets. The number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 12.7, which is well below the state figure of 16.3.
12.7
Lower than 63% 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.
2
Lower than 84% 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.
4.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40033/mount-gambier/topic/walkability
