Yorketown · 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.
Almost every home in Yorketown is within a 15-minute walk of essential services, making it a very walkable place. With 98.8% of residents having a 15-minute-city walkshed, the area is far above the South Australian figure of 67%. Most people can reach the shops, school, and health services without needing a car.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yorketown — very walkable of areas.
| Yorketown | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| 5576, SA | 2.8 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yorketown 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.
Yorketown is rated as very walkable with a score of 6.2, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.5. Residents have access to 6.9 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well above the state average of 5.4.
6.2
Very 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.
6.9
Higher than 89% 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.
98.8%
Higher than 98% 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.
Access to key services is exceptional, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (99.1%) and schools (99.4%), far above state levels. While most residents are within a short stroll of health services and transport, no one can reach cultural amenities within a 30-minute walk.
99.1%
Higher than 98% 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.
92.8%
Higher than 87% 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.
99.4%
Higher than 98% 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.
96.3%
Higher 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.
94.8%
Higher than 95% 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 terrain is relatively flat with a mean slope of 2.6%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 39 intersections per square kilometre and 19.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little above the state figure of 16.3.
19.5
Higher than 52% 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.
39
Higher than 60% 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.
2.6%
Lower than 88% 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 Yorketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421043/yorketown/topic/walkability
