Port Pirie · 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.
More than 83% of homes in Port Pirie are near public transport, yet many residents struggle to reach basic services on foot. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, only 41.3% of homes have a good variety of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the South Australian figure.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Port Pirie — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Port Pirie | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | 4.0 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Pirie 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 Port Pirie is 4.5, making it somewhat walkable. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.5, with far fewer homes than the state average having a diverse range of services within a 15-minute walk.
4.5
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.
4.3
Lower than 68% 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.
41.3%
Lower than 79% 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.
Walking to a park, school, or public transport is common here, with all three categories sitting well above the state average. However, access to essentials is much harder, as the share of homes within walking distance of groceries and health services is far below that of the rest of South Australia.
36.2%
Lower than 86% 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.
83.7%
Higher than 52% 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.
76.2%
Higher than 81% 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.
88.6%
Lower than 53% 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.
34.6%
Lower than 71% 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 terrain in Port Pirie is a little flatter than the South Australian average, with a mean slope of 2.2%. There are 14 intersections per square kilometre, but the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
12.8
Lower than 72% 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.
14
Lower than 64% 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.
2.2%
Lower than 99% 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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4006/port-pirie/topic/walkability
