4172, QLD · Postcode
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 people can walk to the shops in postcode 4172 than in the rest of Queensland, despite most other daily needs being nearby. This area is considered somewhat walkable, with 80.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. This is far above the state figure of 59.1%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4172, QLD — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 4172, QLD | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| Brisbane | 7.4 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4172, QLD 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 is 5.9, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to 6.1 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the state average of 4.8.
5.9
Somewhat walkable of postcode 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.
6.1
Higher than 77% of postcode 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.
80.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode 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 a park, school or public transport is very easy, with over 86% of homes within a 15-minute walk of each. However, access to groceries is much poorer, with only 57.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk, which is well below the state average.
57.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
89.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode 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.
86.4%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
93.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode 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.
47.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode 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 6.1%, which is about the same as the Queensland average. There are 120 intersections per square kilometre, while there are 10.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure well below the state average.
10.1
Lower than 85% of postcode 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.
120
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode 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 4172, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4172/4172-qld/topic/walkability
