Torrens · 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.
Almost 94% of homes in Torrens pass the 15-minute-city test, making it a very walkable area. Residents have far better access to essential services on foot than the state average, with a walkability score of 7.1.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Torrens — very walkable of areas.
| Torrens | 7.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 6.6 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Torrens 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 considered very walkable, with a score of 7.1 which is well above the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, residents have access to 7.1 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.4 across the state.
7.1
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 79% 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.
94.4%
Higher than 82% 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.
Every home in Torrens is within a 15-minute walk of public transport and a park. Access to schools and groceries is also far above the state average, while health services are the least accessible amenity, though 64% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk.
90.5%
Higher than 81% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 98% 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.
96.2%
Higher than 88% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
64.0%
Higher than 66% 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 terrain is mostly flat with a mean slope of 4.0% and there are 210 street intersections per square kilometre. However, the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 10.2, which is well below the state figure of 16.3.
10.2
Lower than 88% 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.
210
Higher than 76% 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.
4.0%
Lower than 76% 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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40043/torrens/topic/walkability
