Murray Bridge · Urban Centre
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.
Public transport and parks are within easy reach for many, but Murray Bridge is less convenient for walking to other essential services. It is described as somewhat walkable, though only 52.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the South Australian figure of 67.0%.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Murray Bridge | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 4.0 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Murray Bridge 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 the area is 4.6, which is a little below the state figure of 5.5. On average, there are 4.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also slightly lower than the South Australian average of 5.4.
4.6
Somewhat walkable of urban centre 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.
4.8
Higher than 54% of urban centre 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.
52.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre 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 parks or public transport is common, with about 85% and 76% of homes within a 15-minute walk respectively. However, access to other needs is more difficult; the share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, and health services are all well below the state figures.
60.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
76.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre 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.
61.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
84.7%
Lower than 64% of urban centre 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.
46.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre 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 35 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 3.7%, which is about the same as the state average. There are 8.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure far below the South Australian average of 16.3.
8.7
Lower than 80% of urban centre 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.
35
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.7%
Lower than 64% of urban centre 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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413002/murray-bridge/topic/walkability
