Broadbeach - Burleigh · 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.
Flat terrain makes Broadbeach - Burleigh a very walkable place, where nearly all residents can reach a park or public transport within a short stroll. The area is far more walkable than the state average, with 93.2% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Broadbeach - Burleigh — very walkable of areas.
| Broadbeach - Burleigh | 7.9 |
|---|---|
| 4218, QLD | 7.9 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Broadbeach - Burleigh 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 7.9, which is very walkable and well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to 7.1 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
7.9
Very walkable 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.
7.1
Higher than 90% 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.
93.2%
Higher than 86% 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 is easiest for parks, with 88% of homes just a 5-minute walk away, while schools are the hardest to reach, with only 15% within 5 minutes. Most homes are far better placed than the state average for essentials, including 92.3% within 15 minutes of groceries and 86.4% near health services.
92.3%
Higher than 86% 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.
94.6%
Higher than 78% 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.
68.3%
Higher than 54% 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.
99.0%
Higher than 79% 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.
86.4%
Higher than 86% 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 average terrain slope is 5.5%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 209 intersections per square kilometre.
209
Higher than 88% 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.
5.5%
Higher than 66% 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 Broadbeach - Burleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30100702/broadbeach-burleigh/topic/walkability
