4493, QLD · Postcode

Walkability in 4493, QLD

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.

Almost no homes in postcode 4493 are within a 15-minute walk of any essential services, leaving the area car-dependent. With a walkability score of 0.8, it sits far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. While some residents can reach food and drink quickly, other basic needs like health services and schools are entirely out of walking distance.

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📍 4493, QLD, Postcode

Where 4493, QLD sits — Walkability score

0.8 Car-dependent
  • 0.0–0.4: 143 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 114 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 116 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 123 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 114 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 136 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 104 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 131 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 161 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 142 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 137 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 126 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 110 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 100 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 92 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 81 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 95 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 93 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 69 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 59 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 79 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 62 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 64 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 58 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 49 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 36 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 35 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 10 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4493, QLD — car-dependent of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
4493, QLD0.8
Bulloo 2.6
Queensland 5.0

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4493, QLD by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

The area is car-dependent, with a walkability score of 0.8, which is far below the Queensland average of 5.0. No homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to 59.1% across the state.

0.8

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.

0.8

Lower than 91% 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.

0.0%

Lower than 99% 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.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Access to services is very limited, with 0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, groceries, or health services. While 54% of homes are within a 5-minute walk of food and drink, 100% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from health services and schools.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

The terrain is quite flat with a mean slope of 2.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 210.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state average, though street connectivity is 0.

210.5

Higher than 99% 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.

2.2%

Lower than 99% 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.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in 4493, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4493/4493-qld/topic/walkability