Elanora · 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 27.1% of homes in Elanora meet the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Queensland average of 59.1%. While many residents can easily reach transport and parks, a lack of nearby health services and shops makes the area less walkable overall. The typical experience here is described as somewhat walkable.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Elanora — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Elanora | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 4221, QLD | 6.6 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Elanora 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 Elanora is 4.1, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to about 3.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the state average of 4.8.
4.1
Somewhat 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.
3.4
Lower 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.
27.1%
Lower than 82% 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.
Public transport is very accessible, with 88.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk, far above the Queensland figure. However, health services are very scarce, with only 0.5% of homes within 15 minutes and 58% of residents living more than 30 minutes away from the nearest one.
43.4%
Lower than 68% 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.
88.4%
Lower than 55% 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.
47.2%
Lower 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.
85.5%
Lower than 68% 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.
0.5%
Lower 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.
The terrain in Elanora is a little steeper than in the rest of Queensland, with a typical slope of 8.3%. There are 85 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 8.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state average of 13.4.
8.8
Lower than 85% 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.
85
Lower than 52% 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 Elanora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021233/elanora/topic/walkability
