Balonne exc. St George and Dirranbandi · 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.
Only 23.2% of homes in Balonne exc. St George and Dirranbandi pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Queensland average of 59.1%. This makes the area heavily car-dependent, with very few residents able to reach a variety of daily needs on foot. Most people here rely on vehicles for almost every trip.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Balonne exc. St George and Dirranbandi — car-dependent of areas.
| Balonne exc. St George and Dirranbandi | 1.3 |
|---|---|
| 4486, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Balonne exc. St George and Dirranbandi 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 this area is 1.3, which means it is car-dependent. This is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0, with residents having access to only 1.6 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 4.8 across the state.
1.3
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.
1.6
Lower than 82% 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.
23.2%
Lower than 72% 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 basic needs is very limited, with 0.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While parks are the most accessible amenity for some, 80% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from health services and 100% are beyond a 30-minute walk from public transport.
15.9%
Lower than 77% 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.
0.0%
Lower 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.
20.8%
Lower than 80% 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.
24.0%
Lower than 81% 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.
18.0%
Lower than 70% 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 is slightly flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 3.5%. There are no street intersections per square kilometre recorded for this area.
0
Lower 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.
3.5%
Lower than 70% 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 Balonne exc. St George and Dirranbandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30600101/balonne-exc-st-george-and-dirranbandi/topic/walkability
