Gladstone · 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 36.2% of homes in Gladstone pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Queensland average of 59.1%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as residents have much fewer amenity types within a short walk than people in other parts of the state.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Gladstone | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 4.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gladstone 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 Gladstone is 3.3, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.0, with residents accessing only 3.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 4.8 across the state.
3.3
Mostly 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.
3.3
Lower than 67% 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.
36.2%
Lower than 67% 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 everyday needs is far below the state average, most notably for groceries and health services, where only 37% and 28.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk. Parks are the most accessible amenity for 69.5% of homes, while health services are the hardest to reach, with 50% of homes more than 30 minutes away on foot.
37.0%
Lower than 69% 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.
52.8%
Higher than 55% 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.
42.3%
Lower than 73% 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.
69.5%
Lower than 55% 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.
28.6%
Lower than 70% 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 average terrain slope in Gladstone is 7.7%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There is one intersection per square kilometre for street connectivity.
1
Lower than 64% 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.
7.7%
Higher than 87% 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE305006/gladstone/topic/walkability
