Regents Park - Heritage Park · 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 gentle slope of 4.8% makes Regents Park - Heritage Park a little flatter than the Queensland average, contributing to its status as a somewhat walkable area. Most residents enjoy easy access to daily needs, with 65.5% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of local amenities. This is well above the state figure of 59.1%.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Regents Park - Heritage Park — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Regents Park - Heritage Park | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| 4118, QLD | 5.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Regents Park - Heritage Park 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 has a walkability score of 5.5, which is considered somewhat walkable and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents have 5.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
5.5
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.
5.4
Higher than 52% 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.
65.5%
Higher than 50% 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 transport and nature is excellent, with 99.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 99.9% near a park. However, health services are a major gap, as only 29% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the state average.
77.4%
Higher than 63% 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.
99.5%
Higher than 76% 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.
89.8%
Higher than 68% 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.
99.9%
Higher than 69% 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.
29.0%
Lower than 67% 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 136 street intersections per square kilometre across the area. Despite the ease of walking, there are 8.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.4.
8.5
Lower 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.
136
Higher than 58% 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.
4.8%
Lower than 59% 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 Regents Park - Heritage Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031319/regents-park-heritage-park/topic/walkability
