4822, 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 than half of the homes in postcode 4822 have a few basic services within a 15-minute walk, making the area mostly car-dependent. While there are many amenities relative to the number of people, the typical resident lives far from a wide range of daily needs. This is a sparse landscape where a car is essential for almost every trip.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4822, QLD — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 4822, QLD | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Richmond | 3.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4822, 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 3.0, which is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. Only 45% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result that is far below the state average of 59.1%.
3.0
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.
3.2
Lower than 60% 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.
45.0%
Lower than 52% 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 basic services is limited, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and only 40.9% near a school. While 46.3% of homes can reach groceries within 15 minutes, nearly half of all households live more than 30 minutes away from their nearest school or health service.
46.3%
Higher than 50% 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.
40.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
52.3%
Lower than 69% 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.
44.5%
Higher than 61% 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 land is relatively flat with a mean slope of 2.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 53.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, and street connectivity is 0 intersections per square kilometre.
53.9
Higher 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.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
2.6%
Lower than 94% 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 4822, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4822/4822-qld/topic/walkability
