Victor Harbor - Goolwa · 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.
Just 41.9% of homes in Victor Harbor - Goolwa pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the South Australian average. This means most residents rely on cars to reach daily needs, as the area is generally mostly car-dependent. While parks are easy to reach, many other essential services remain a long walk away for most people.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Victor Harbor - Goolwa — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Victor Harbor - Goolwa | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 5213, SA | 1.9 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Victor Harbor - Goolwa 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 Victor Harbor - Goolwa is 3.7, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.5. This places the area in the mostly car-dependent category, with the typical home having access to only 3.7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
3.7
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.7
Lower than 82% 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.
41.9%
Lower than 78% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 84.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as the state average. In contrast, schools are the hardest to reach, with only 32.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far below the 68.4% seen across South Australia.
36.4%
Lower than 85% 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.
49.3%
Lower than 80% 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.
32.2%
Lower than 94% 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.
84.2%
Lower than 66% 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.
39.9%
Lower than 52% 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 4.9%, which is about the same as the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 13.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the state figure of 16.3.
13.1
Lower than 69% 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.
4.9%
Lower than 54% 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 Victor Harbor - Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4007/victor-harbor-goolwa/topic/walkability
