4757, 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.
Only 1.1 types of amenities are typically within a 15-minute walk in postcode 4757, making it very difficult to get around without a vehicle. The area is considered car-dependent, with no homes having a full 15-minute-city walkshed. This is far below the Queensland figure where 59.1% of homes have such access.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4757, QLD — car-dependent of areas.
| 4757, QLD | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| Mackay | 4.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4757, 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 1.0, which is car-dependent and far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. This reflects the lack of nearby services, with no homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
1.0
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.
1.1
Lower than 86% 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.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to essentials is limited, with 0.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport or health services. While parks are the most common nearby amenity, 70% of homes are still beyond a 30-minute walk from groceries and 69% are that far from a school.
28.0%
Lower than 67% 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.
27.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
29.4%
Lower than 86% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 quite steep, with a mean slope of 15.1% that is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 52.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state average, though street connectivity is 0.
52.5
Higher than 86% 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.
0
Lower than 82% 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.
15.1%
Higher 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in 4757, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4757/4757-qld/topic/walkability
