Gatton · 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.
Far fewer homes in Gatton are within a short walk of basic services than in the rest of Queensland. The area is mostly car-dependent, with only 29.3% of households situated in a walkable neighbourhood where a 15-minute stroll reaches a variety of local amenities.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Gatton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Gatton | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4344, QLD | 1.3 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gatton 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.
Gatton has a walkability score of 2.1, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0, with the typical resident having access to only 2.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 4.8 across the state.
2.1
Mostly car-dependent 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.
2.3
Lower than 75% 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.
29.3%
Lower than 67% 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 everyday needs is much lower than the state average, with only 27.1% of homes within walking distance of groceries and 18.5% near public transport. While parks are the most accessible amenity for 41.9% of residents, health services are harder to reach for many, as 64% of homes are more than 30 minutes away.
27.1%
Lower than 71% 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.
18.5%
Lower than 62% 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.
25.9%
Lower than 78% 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.
41.9%
Lower than 75% 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.
26.1%
Lower than 62% 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 local terrain has a mean slope of 8.2%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 2 street intersections per square kilometre.
2
Lower than 70% 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.
8.2%
Higher than 89% 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 Gatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30100601/gatton/topic/walkability
