Beachmere - Sandstone Point · 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 Beachmere - Sandstone Point have easy walking access to amenities than the Queensland average. The area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.9, which is well below the state figure of 5.0. While many people can easily walk to a park or bus stop, only 29.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a variety of local services.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Beachmere - Sandstone Point — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Beachmere - Sandstone Point | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 4511, QLD | 4.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Beachmere - Sandstone Point 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 the area is 3.9, meaning it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.0, and the number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk is also well below the state average.
3.9
Mostly car-dependent 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.
3.5
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.
29.9%
Lower 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.
Access is a mixed bag; 80.3% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, far above the state figure. However, health services are very hard to reach, with 70% of homes more than 30 minutes away and only 11.9% within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the state average.
55.7%
Lower than 56% 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.
80.3%
Lower than 61% 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.
39.9%
Lower than 77% 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.
86.7%
Lower than 66% 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.
11.9%
Lower than 82% 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 average terrain slope is 3.5%, which is a little below the Queensland figure. There are 14 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is about the same as the state average.
13.5
Lower than 53% 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.
14
Lower than 71% 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.
3.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Beachmere - Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313011362/beachmere-sandstone-point/topic/walkability
