Nerang · 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.
A slightly steeper terrain than the Queensland average helps explain why Nerang is mostly car-dependent. While many residents live close to parks and transit, only 36.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state figure of 59.1%. This makes the area much less walkable for everyday errands than other parts of the state.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Nerang — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Nerang | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 4211, QLD | 4.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Nerang 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 Nerang is 3.9, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.0, with residents accessing far fewer types of amenities within a 15-minute walk than typical for the state.
3.9
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.
3.7
Lower than 58% 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.
36.9%
Lower than 60% 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.
Getting to a park or public transport is easy, with 86.3% of homes near a park and 70.2% near transit, both of which are above the state average. However, access to essentials is much lower, as far fewer homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries (38.4%) or health services (29.5%) compared to the rest of Queensland.
38.4%
Lower than 62% 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.
70.2%
Higher than 58% 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.
44.5%
Lower than 67% 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.
86.3%
Higher than 52% 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.
29.5%
Lower than 59% 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 in Nerang is 8.6%, which is a little above the Queensland average of 6.0%. There are 48 street intersections per square kilometre.
48
Higher than 67% 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.
8.6%
Higher than 91% 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 Nerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30100707/nerang/topic/walkability
