Brisbane City - Inner North · Indigenous Location
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.
Every single home in Brisbane City - Inner North passes the 15-minute city test, with 100% of residents able to reach five or more essential amenities on foot. This area is a walker's paradise with a score of 9.2, far above the Queensland figure of 5.0.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane City - Inner North — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Brisbane City - Inner North | 9.2 |
|---|---|
| 4006, QLD | 9.2 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Brisbane City - Inner North 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 of 9.2 makes this a walker's paradise, far above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to an average of 7.9 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the state average of 4.8.
9.2
A walker's paradise of indigenous location 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.
7.9
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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 exceptional, with 100% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 99.4% near health services, far above the Queensland figure of 47.8%. While most people can reach transport and parks within 5 minutes, schools are the least accessible amenity, with 44% of homes within a 5-minute walk.
98.6%
Higher than 97% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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.
96.9%
Higher than 87% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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.
99.4%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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 479 intersections per square kilometre. The mean terrain slope is 9.9%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
479
Higher than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
9.9%
Higher than 95% of indigenous location 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 - Inner North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30100202/brisbane-city-inner-north/topic/walkability
