Port Vincent · 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 69% of homes in Port Vincent pass the 15-minute-city test by having five or more amenity types within a short walk. While the area is rated as somewhat walkable, it is well below the South Australian figure. Local residents have excellent access to health services and groceries, but no homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Vincent — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Port Vincent | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 5581, SA | 3.6 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Vincent 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 Port Vincent is 4.3, which is considered somewhat walkable and sits well below the South Australian average of 5.5. On average, there are 4.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state figure.
4.3
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.
4.9
Higher than 55% 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.
68.7%
Higher than 58% 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 health services and groceries is far easier here than in the rest of the state, with 72.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of both. In contrast, access to schools is non-existent, as 100% of homes are more than 30 minutes away on foot.
72.6%
Higher than 62% 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.
25.9%
Lower than 61% 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.
74.4%
Lower than 74% 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.
72.6%
Higher than 76% 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.
There are 26.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the South Australian figure. The area has 70 intersections per square kilometre and the typical terrain slope is 5.7%, a little above the state average.
26.3
Higher than 67% 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.
70
Higher than 86% 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.
5.7%
Higher 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 Port Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422045/port-vincent/topic/walkability
