Adelaide · Urban Area
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.
About 81% of homes in Adelaide pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning most residents can reach a variety of essential services on foot. This makes the area very walkable, with a typical resident having more amenity types within a short walk than the state average.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide — very walkable of areas.
| Adelaide | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| 5067, SA | 9.1 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Adelaide 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 Adelaide is 6.6, which is considered very walkable and a little above the South Australian figure of 5.5. On average, residents have 6.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
6.6
Very walkable of urban area 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.
6.3
Higher than 94% of urban area 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.
80.8%
Higher than 95% of urban area 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 state levels, with 96.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 93.1% near public transport. The most convenient services are transport and parks, while health services are the least accessible, with 12% of homes more than 30 minutes away.
77.1%
Higher than 93% of urban area 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 88% of urban area 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.
82.1%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
96.6%
Higher than 91% of urban area 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.
63.4%
Higher than 93% of urban area 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 77 intersections per square kilometre and a terrain slope of 4.7%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 14.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the South Australian figure of 16.3.
14.5
Lower than 53% of urban area 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.
77
Higher than 97% of urban area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.7%
Lower than 59% of urban area 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4001/adelaide/topic/walkability
