Molendinar · 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.
Public transport and parks are very close for most people in Molendinar, but other essential services are harder to reach on foot. Only 40.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. This makes the area somewhat walkable overall, though it lags slightly behind the state average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Molendinar — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Molendinar | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 4214, QLD | 5.2 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Molendinar 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 Molendinar is 4.1, which is considered somewhat walkable and a little below the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, there are 3.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also a little 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.
3.9
Lower than 71% 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.
40.8%
Lower than 71% 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.
While 98.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 74.3% are near public transport—both far above Queensland averages—access to other needs is much lower. Only 12.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 27.4% are near a school, both of which are far below the state figures.
47.2%
Lower than 64% 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.
74.3%
Lower than 64% 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.
27.4%
Lower than 85% 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.
98.5%
Higher than 54% 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.
12.4%
Lower than 81% 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 area has 100 intersections per square kilometre, with a mean terrain slope of 7.2%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 11.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a little below the state average of 13.4.
11.3
Lower than 68% 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.
100
Higher than 51% 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.
7.2%
Higher than 75% 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 Molendinar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091264/molendinar/topic/walkability
