Bellbird Park · Suburb / Locality
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 more homes are within a short walk of schools and parks in Bellbird Park than in the typical Queensland suburb. However, it is only somewhat walkable overall, with a score of 4.6 that sits a little below the state figure. While nature and education are close by, health services and shops are often a long way off.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bellbird Park — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Bellbird Park | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| 4300, QLD | 4.9 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bellbird 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.
About half of all homes, or 49.8%, are within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. On average, there are 4.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, a little below the state average of 4.8.
4.6
Somewhat walkable of suburb / locality 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.
4.4
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality 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.
49.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
Residents have excellent access to parks, schools, and public transport, with 98.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. In contrast, access to essential services is much harder, as health services are far below the state average and 33% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from the nearest one.
54.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
72.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
78.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality 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.
20.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality 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 103 intersections per square kilometre, with a typical terrain slope of 7.5% that is a little above the Queensland figure. There are 5.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far below the state average of 13.4.
5.7
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality 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.
103
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 66% of suburb / locality 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 Bellbird Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30214/bellbird-park/topic/walkability
