North Toowoomba - Harlaxton · 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 very walkable environment makes North Toowoomba - Harlaxton stand out, with 90.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of local amenities. This is far above the Queensland figure of 59.1%. Most residents can easily reach a variety of services on foot, creating a neighborhood where a car is not always necessary for daily trips.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is North Toowoomba - Harlaxton — very walkable of areas.
| North Toowoomba - Harlaxton | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 5.7 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton 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 earns a very walkable score of 6.9, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents have 6.9 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
6.9
Very 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.
6.9
Higher than 75% 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.
90.1%
Higher 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.
Access to essentials is far above the state average, with 98% of homes near a park and 90.3% near groceries. While 91.6% of homes are within 10 minutes of public transport, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 56.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
90.3%
Higher than 76% 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.
91.6%
Higher than 51% 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.
84.8%
Higher than 61% 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.
98.0%
Higher than 53% 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.
56.1%
Higher than 59% 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 74 intersections per square kilometer and 19 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 13.4. The terrain is a little steeper than the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 7.5%.
19.0
Higher than 71% 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.
74
Lower than 54% 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.
7.5%
Higher than 77% 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 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011454/north-toowoomba-harlaxton/topic/walkability
