Salisbury - Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
Nearly all homes in Salisbury - Nathan pass the 15-minute-city test, with 96.7% of residents able to reach a variety of essential services on foot. This is far above the Queensland figure of 59.1%, making the area very walkable for the vast majority of people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Salisbury - Nathan — very walkable of areas.
| Salisbury - Nathan | 7.2 |
|---|---|
| 4111, QLD | 4.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Salisbury - Nathan 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 area earns a very walkable score of 7.2, which is well above the state average of 5.0. On average, residents have access to 7 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across Queensland.
7.2
Very walkable of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
7.0
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
96.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 far above state levels, particularly for health services (90%) and parks (99.3%). While almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of transport and health, fewer residents—78.8%—can reach a school in that time.
86.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.2%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
78.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
90.0%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 landscape has a mean terrain slope of 6.4%, which is about the same as the Queensland average. There are 163 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 16.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the state figure.
16.5
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
163
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Salisbury - Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041070/salisbury-nathan/topic/walkability
