Brisbane City · Indigenous Area
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.
A steady terrain slope of 6.5% does not stop Brisbane City from being very walkable, with nearly 88% of homes having a 15-minute city walkshed. This makes it far more accessible than the Queensland average, where only 59.1% of homes have similar access to local amenities.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane City — very walkable of areas.
| Brisbane City | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| 4066, QLD | 8.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Brisbane City 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 very walkable with a score of 7.4, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents can reach 6.9 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
7.4
Very walkable of indigenous area 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 91% of indigenous area 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.
87.8%
Higher than 88% of indigenous area 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 essentials is far above the state average, especially for public transport and parks, which are within a 10 or 15-minute walk for 95.8% and 98.5% of homes. While most people have quick access, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 75.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
86.2%
Higher than 87% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.8%
Higher than 86% of indigenous area 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.
88.3%
Higher than 83% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.5%
Higher than 88% of indigenous area 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.
75.1%
Higher than 85% of indigenous area 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 local street network has 93 intersections per square kilometre. This connectivity exists alongside a mean terrain slope of 6.5%, which is about the same as the Queensland average of 6.0%.
93
Higher than 82% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.5%
Higher than 76% of indigenous area 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 Brisbane City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE301002/brisbane-city/topic/walkability
