West Gladstone · 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.
A very high 95.6% of homes in West Gladstone have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the Queensland figure. This makes the area very walkable, as almost every household can reach a variety of daily needs on foot. It is a convenient place to live where most residents have essential services just a short walk away.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is West Gladstone — very walkable of areas.
| West Gladstone | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 4.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in West Gladstone 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 West Gladstone is 6.8, which is very walkable and well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to an average of 6.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also well above the state average.
6.8
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.
6.9
Higher than 74% 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.
95.6%
Higher than 79% 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.
Daily essentials are within easy reach, with 98.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 99.5% near a park, both far above Queensland levels. Access to health services is the weakest among the main amenities, though 85.1% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the state figure.
98.3%
Higher than 86% 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.
96.8%
Higher than 62% 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.
96.4%
Higher than 79% 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.
99.5%
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.
85.1%
Higher than 80% 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 68 intersections per square kilometre and 17.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the Queensland figure. The terrain is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 8.7%.
17.6
Higher than 66% 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.
68
Lower than 55% 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.
8.7%
Higher than 86% 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 West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051539/west-gladstone/topic/walkability
