Gatton - Laidley · 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.
Only 22.7% of homes in Gatton - Laidley are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, a figure far below the Queensland average. This area is largely car-dependent, with very few residents able to reach basic services or shops on foot. Most people rely on vehicles for almost every daily trip.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Gatton - Laidley — car-dependent of areas.
| Gatton - Laidley | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gatton - Laidley 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 is 1.8, which means the area is car-dependent and far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. Only 23.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 59.1%.
1.8
Car-dependent 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.
2.0
Lower than 87% 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.
23.8%
Lower than 78% 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 amenities is very limited; while parks are the most common walkable feature, only 15.9% of homes are near public transport, far below the 63.7% seen across Queensland. For most residents, basic needs are far away, with over 60% of homes more than a 30-minute walk from groceries.
22.7%
Lower than 86% 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.
15.9%
Lower than 64% 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.
27.4%
Lower than 87% 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.
32.3%
Lower than 89% 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.
21.9%
Lower than 80% 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 area has a mean terrain slope of 7.3%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. Street connectivity stands at 2 intersections per square kilometre.
2
Lower than 52% 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.
7.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Gatton - Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE301006/gatton-laidley/topic/walkability
