Alderley · 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.
Every single home in Alderley meets the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach five or more different types of amenities on foot. This makes the area a walker's paradise, with a walkability score of 8.3 that is far above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Local life is highly accessible, with almost all residents living within a short stroll of essential services.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Alderley — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Alderley | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| 4051, QLD | 8.4 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Alderley 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's walkability score of 8.3 makes it a walker's paradise, far above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, there are 7.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
8.3
A walker's paradise 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.
7.9
Higher than 95% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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 is exceptional, with 99.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 100% within 15 minutes of a park. While nearly all residents can reach health services (99.6%) and groceries (94.5%) quickly, culture is the least accessible amenity, with only 12% of homes within a 5-minute walk.
94.5%
Higher than 81% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 78% 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.
93.1%
Higher than 72% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 99% 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.
99.6%
Higher than 99% 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.
There are 259 street intersections per square kilometre, and 34.0 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.4. The terrain is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 8.3%.
34.0
Higher than 86% 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.
259
Higher than 78% 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.
8.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Alderley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031120/alderley/topic/walkability
