4564, 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.
Just over half of homes in postcode 4564 fail the 15-minute-city test, with 55.8% of households able to reach five or more key amenities on foot. This is well below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. While the area is rated as somewhat walkable, access to basic needs is uneven, with excellent proximity to parks and transport but very poor access to schools.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4564, QLD — somewhat walkable of areas.
| 4564, QLD | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 4.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4564, 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 overall walkability score is 5.2, which is considered somewhat walkable and about the same as the Queensland average. Residents typically have access to 4.6 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a figure nearly identical to the state average.
5.2
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.
4.6
Higher than 61% 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.
55.8%
Higher than 59% 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.
Most people have easy access to nature and transport, with 98.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 79.4% near public transport, both far above state figures. However, schools are a major gap, as only 24% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of one, which is far below the Queensland average of 61.3%.
77.8%
Higher than 78% 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.
79.4%
Higher than 66% 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.
24.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.1%
Higher than 77% 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.
56.1%
Higher than 71% 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 relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.3%, which is a little below the Queensland average. There are 50 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 10.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure well below the state average.
10.2
Lower than 84% 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.
50
Higher than 67% 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.
3.3%
Lower than 80% 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 4564, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4564/4564-qld/topic/walkability
