Coobowie · 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.
About 81% of homes in Coobowie can reach five or more amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the South Australian figure of 67%. This makes the area somewhat walkable, though it lacks essential health and education services within walking distance. Most residents can easily reach groceries and public transport on foot.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Coobowie — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Coobowie | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 5583, SA | 3.2 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Coobowie 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 Coobowie is 4.6, making it somewhat walkable. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.5, and the area has 4.6 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also slightly below the state's 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.
4.6
Higher than 50% 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.
81.3%
Higher than 72% 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 access is a mix of extremes; 94.2% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries, far above the state figure, but no homes are within 15 minutes of a school or health service. Public transport and parks are also well within reach for most, with 80% and 90% of homes nearby respectively.
94.2%
Higher than 87% 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.
79.9%
Higher than 71% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
89.5%
Lower than 58% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 62 intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 2.5%, which is a little below the state average of 4.6%. There are 31.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure far above the South Australian average of 16.3.
31.5
Higher than 75% 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.
62
Higher than 81% 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.
2.5%
Lower than 89% 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 Coobowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422017/coobowie/topic/walkability
