Pine Rivers - West · 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.
Fewer than half of the homes in Pine Rivers - West are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far below the state figure. While many residents can easily reach a park, access to other daily needs is more limited, making the area somewhat walkable overall.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Pine Rivers - West — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Pine Rivers - West | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 1.7 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Pine Rivers - West 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 the area is 4.2, described as somewhat walkable. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.0, and only 48.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average.
4.2
Somewhat 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.
4.1
Lower than 53% 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.
48.9%
Higher than 50% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 80.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, access to groceries is the weakest, with only 47.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk, a gap that is far below the Queensland figure.
47.3%
Lower than 54% 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.
59.2%
Higher than 54% 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.
53.9%
Lower than 60% 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.
80.6%
Lower than 53% 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.
40.3%
Higher than 53% 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 terrain here is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 8.5%. There are 14 intersections per square kilometre.
14
Higher than 50% 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.
8.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Pine Rivers - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30101202/pine-rivers-west/topic/walkability
