4852, 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 daily needs on foot in postcode 4852 compared to the rest of Queensland. This is a mostly car-dependent area where only 28.1% of homes have a 15-minute walkshed, far below the state figure of 59.1%. While parks are very accessible, most other essential services require a vehicle.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4852, QLD — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| 4852, QLD | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Cassowary Coast | 2.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 4852, 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 2.6, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0, with residents accessing an average of 2.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk compared to 4.8 across the state.
2.6
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.
2.8
Lower than 65% 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.
28.1%
Lower than 70% 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.
Walking to a park is common, with 90.1% of homes within 15 minutes, but other services are hard to reach. No homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and only 11.9% can walk to a school, which is far below the state figure of 61.3%.
38.3%
Lower than 58% 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.
11.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
90.1%
Higher than 66% 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.
12.2%
Lower than 64% 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.
There are 5 intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope is 6.9%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure of 6.0%. The area has 29.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 13.4.
29.3
Higher than 72% 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 55% 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.
6.9%
Higher than 74% 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 4852, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4852/4852-qld/topic/walkability
