4552, 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.
Far fewer people can reach local services on foot in postcode 4552 compared to the state average. The area is mostly car-dependent, with only 21.6% of homes located within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities. This is far below the Queensland figure of 59.1%.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4552, QLD — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 4552, QLD | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 4.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4552, 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 this area is 2.0, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0, and the typical home has access to only 2.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
2.0
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.
2.3
Lower than 72% 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.
21.6%
Lower than 74% 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.
Parks are the most accessible feature, with 63.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk, but public transport is completely out of reach for every household. Access to groceries and schools is also far below the state average, with only about 20% of homes within a 15-minute walk of either.
20.2%
Lower than 73% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
21.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
63.1%
Lower than 58% 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.
31.9%
Higher than 50% 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.
Steep terrain makes walking harder here, with a mean slope of 12.6%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 5 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 26.4 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state average.
26.4
Higher than 68% 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.
5
Higher than 54% 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.
12.6%
Higher than 96% 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 4552, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4552/4552-qld/topic/walkability
