Southern Downs · 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 27.9% of homes in Southern Downs can reach five or more amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. This makes the area mostly car-dependent for daily needs. Most people will find it difficult to get to basic services without a vehicle.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Southern Downs — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Southern Downs | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Southern Downs 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 Southern Downs is 2.2, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Queensland average of 5.0, with residents having access to far fewer amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
2.2
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.
2.5
Lower than 82% 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.
27.9%
Lower than 75% 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 services is limited, with 0.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While parks are the most accessible amenity for 51.2% of homes, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 27.1% of residents within a 15-minute walk.
31.8%
Lower than 76% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
41.6%
Lower than 74% 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.
51.2%
Lower than 78% 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.
27.1%
Lower than 73% 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 is 6.1%, which is about the same as across Queensland. There is 1 intersection per square kilometre.
1
Lower than 56% 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.
6.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Southern Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE306014/southern-downs/topic/walkability
