Karoonda · 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 92% of homes in Karoonda (L) can access a range of services within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the South Australian figure of 67%. This makes the area very convenient for daily needs, though its overall walkability score of 4.8 is considered somewhat walkable and sits a little below the state average.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Karoonda — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Karoonda | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| 5307, SA | 3.0 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Karoonda 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 area is somewhat walkable with a score of 4.8, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.5. Residents have access to 6.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the state average of 5.4.
4.8
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.
6.3
Higher than 81% 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.
91.5%
Higher than 84% 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 excellent for most, with 99.6% of homes near a park and 93.4% near groceries, both far above state figures. However, public transport is the hardest to reach, as only 57.8% of homes are within a 10-minute walk, far below the state's 76.1%.
93.4%
Higher than 85% 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.
57.8%
Higher than 54% 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.
91.3%
Higher than 80% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 85% 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.
87.4%
Higher than 87% 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 3.0%, a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 32 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area provides 35.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 16.3.
35.6
Higher than 79% 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.
32
Higher than 50% 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.
3.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422025/karoonda/topic/walkability
