4211, 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 homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed in postcode 4211 compared to the Queensland average, with only 38.0% of households. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as the typical resident has far fewer essential services within a short walk than people in other parts of the state.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4211, QLD — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 4211, QLD | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 6.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4211, 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 for the area is 4.0, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents have access to only 3.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
4.0
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.8
Lower than 51% 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.
38.0%
Lower than 60% 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 or public transport is common, with 87.6% and 70.9% of homes within 15 minutes respectively, both well above state figures. However, access to essentials is much lower; only 39.5% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and 30.4% are near health services.
39.5%
Lower than 57% 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.
70.9%
Higher than 61% 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.
43.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
87.6%
Higher than 63% 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.
30.4%
Lower than 52% 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 is a little steeper here than in the rest of Queensland, with a mean slope of 8.7%. There are 13 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
9.4
Lower than 87% 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.
13
Higher than 59% 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.
8.7%
Higher than 86% 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 4211, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4211/4211-qld/topic/walkability
