Mount Gambier · 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.
Better access to groceries and transport than the state average makes Mount Gambier a convenient place to get around on foot. The area is considered somewhat walkable, with 68.4% of homes having a variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Gambier — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Mount Gambier | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| 5290, SA | 6.2 |
| 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.
A walkability score of 5.4 means the area is somewhat walkable, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Residents typically have around 5.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk of their door.
5.4
Somewhat 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.
5.4
Higher than 74% 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.
68.4%
Higher than 80% 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.
Public transport is the easiest amenity to reach, with 82.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk, well above the state figure. Access to groceries is also a strong point, being well above the state average at 73.9%, while health services are more limited with 15% of homes located more than 30 minutes away.
73.9%
Higher than 89% 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.
82.2%
Lower than 53% 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.
69.4%
Higher than 65% 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.
86.8%
Lower than 59% 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.
56.1%
Higher than 88% 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 12 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 5.1%, which is about the same as the South Australian average. However, with 12.4 amenities per 1,000 residents, the number of walkable services is well below the state figure.
12.4
Lower than 76% 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.
12
Lower than 71% 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.
5.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4002/mount-gambier/topic/walkability
