Forest Lake - Oxley · Sub-region (SA3)
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.
Health services are the hardest to reach on foot in Forest Lake - Oxley, though most other daily needs are within easy walking distance. This is a somewhat walkable area with a score of 5.7, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Most residents enjoy a high level of accessibility to basic services and recreation.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Lake - Oxley — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Forest Lake - Oxley | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 6.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Forest Lake - Oxley 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.
About 73.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59.1%. Residents generally have more amenity types within a 15-minute walk than the state average.
5.7
Somewhat walkable of sub-region (sa3) 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.
5.6
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
73.2%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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 parks is the strongest point here, with 98.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far above the 84.0% seen across Queensland. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, with 45.3% of homes within 15 minutes, which is a little below the state figure of 47.8%.
67.3%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
92.6%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
83.6%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.3%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
45.3%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) 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 119 intersections per square kilometre, and the terrain slope is about the same as the Queensland average. However, the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is well below the state figure.
9.9
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
119
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) 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 50% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Forest Lake - Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31001/forest-lake-oxley/topic/walkability
