Gladstone Hinterland · 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.
Only 12.8% of homes in Gladstone Hinterland pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Queensland average of 59.1%. This makes the area car-dependent, as very few residents can reach essential services on foot. Most people live in a landscape where daily needs require a vehicle.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone Hinterland — car-dependent of areas.
| Gladstone Hinterland | 0.9 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 4.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gladstone Hinterland 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 0.9, which is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. This reflects a car-dependent environment where the typical home has access to only 1.1 amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
0.9
Car-dependent 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.
1.1
Lower 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.
12.8%
Lower than 92% 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 services is very limited, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While 27.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, only 11.4% can reach health services and 12% can reach groceries in that time, both far below state levels.
12.0%
Lower than 92% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
22.5%
Lower than 88% 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.
27.8%
Lower than 94% 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.
11.4%
Lower than 82% 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 terrain is a little steeper than the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 7.5%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
9.8
Lower than 78% 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.
0
Lower than 98% 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.
7.5%
Higher than 77% 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 Gladstone Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051535/gladstone-hinterland/topic/walkability
