Mount Isa · Indigenous Region
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 37.4% of homes in Mount Isa have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Queensland figure. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a typical resident having far fewer amenities within a short walk than people in the rest of the state.
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Isa — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Mount Isa | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa is 3.0, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0, with only 3.4 types of amenities typically found within a 15-minute walk.
3.0
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous region 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.
3.4
Lower than 73% of indigenous region 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.
37.4%
Lower than 72% of indigenous region 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.
While 69.8% of homes are well above the state average for school proximity, others are far below; no homes are within walking distance of public transport and only 37.6% can reach health services. Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 35% of homes just a 5-minute walk away.
42.3%
Lower than 68% of indigenous region 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 region 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.
69.8%
Higher than 81% of indigenous region areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
75.2%
Higher than 53% of indigenous region 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.
37.6%
Higher than 51% of indigenous region 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 3.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre for street connectivity.
0
Lower than 86% of indigenous region areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.2%
Lower than 79% of indigenous region 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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG304/mount-isa/topic/walkability
