Lockyer Valley · Council (LGA)
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 24% of homes in Lockyer Valley pass the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. This makes the region largely car-dependent, as most residents cannot easily reach essential services on foot. The walkability score of 1.8 confirms that cars are necessary for almost every daily trip.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Lockyer Valley — car-dependent of areas.
| Lockyer Valley | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 4.2 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Lockyer Valley 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 Lockyer Valley is 1.8, which is car-dependent and far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. Only 2.0 amenity types are typically within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across Queensland.
1.8
Car-dependent of council (lga) 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.
2.0
Lower than 90% of council (lga) 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.
23.8%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) 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 basics is much lower than the state average, with only 22.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 15.9% near public transport. Parks are the most accessible amenity at 32.3%, yet 69% of homes still live more than 30 minutes away from the nearest transport stop.
22.7%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
15.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) 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.
27.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
32.3%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) 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.
21.9%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) 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 land is a little steeper than the Queensland average, with a typical slope of 7.3%. There are 2 intersections per square kilometre and only 6.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far below the state figure of 13.4.
6.8
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
2
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
7.3%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) 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 Lockyer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34580/lockyer-valley/topic/walkability
