Cairns - 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.
A slightly steeper average slope of 7.9% marks the terrain in Cairns - West, where the area is considered somewhat walkable. While most residents can easily reach a park, far fewer homes have a full range of services within a 15-minute walk compared to the Queensland average.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns - West — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Cairns - West | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 6.3 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Cairns - 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 4.9, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. However, only 45.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the state average of 59.1%.
4.9
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.
4.7
Higher than 57% 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.
45.6%
Lower than 53% 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 nature is a highlight, with 95.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park—far above the state average. In contrast, health services are much harder to reach, as 38% of homes are more than 30 minutes away and access is far below the Queensland average.
61.5%
Higher than 60% 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.
73.3%
Higher than 60% 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.
62.3%
Lower than 52% 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.
95.8%
Higher than 67% 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.
31.3%
Lower than 57% 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 street network has 74 intersections per square kilometre. The terrain is a little steeper than the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 7.9%.
74
Higher than 73% 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.
7.9%
Higher than 88% 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 Cairns - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30900204/cairns-west/topic/walkability
