Yarrabilba · 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.
Far fewer homes in Yarrabilba have a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to the Queensland average, with only 37.2% of households meeting this mark. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, a stark gap exists between the ease of reaching parks and the difficulty of accessing health services or shops.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabilba — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Yarrabilba | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 4.9 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yarrabilba 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 Yarrabilba is 4.1, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents have 4.1 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly less than 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.
4.1
Lower than 68% 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.
37.2%
Lower than 74% 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 essentials is mixed; 72.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, far above the state average, but only 30.5% can reach health services in that time. While 83.8% of people live near a park, just 38.8% can walk to groceries, far below the Queensland figure of 60.6%.
38.8%
Lower than 72% 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.
65.6%
Lower than 70% 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.
72.4%
Lower than 51% 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.
83.8%
Lower 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.
30.5%
Lower than 65% 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 45 street intersections per square kilometre and a mean terrain slope of 5.5%, which is about the same as the Queensland average. However, with only 6.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, this is far below the state figure of 13.4.
6.8
Lower than 93% 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.
45
Lower than 62% 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.
5.5%
Higher than 53% 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 Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311041571/yarrabilba/topic/walkability
