Rockhampton · 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.
Zero homes in Rockhampton are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, even though many residents can easily walk to schools and health services. This creates a stark contrast where basic local amenities are accessible, but the wider transport network is not. The area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.9.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Rockhampton — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Rockhampton | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 4.2 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Rockhampton 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 typical resident has access to 4.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 4.8. Only 55.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result well below the state average.
3.9
Mostly 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.
4.4
Higher than 62% 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.
55.6%
Higher than 63% 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.
Walking to schools and health services is common, with these figures well above the state average. However, public transport is entirely out of reach, as 100% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from a stop.
58.8%
Higher than 69% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
71.8%
Higher than 74% 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.
84.4%
Higher than 68% 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.
51.0%
Higher than 72% 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 terrain slope is 5.4%, which is about the same as the Queensland average. There is one intersection per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
9.6
Lower than 91% 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.
1
Higher than 57% 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.
5.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36370/rockhampton/topic/walkability
