Norville · 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.
Few homes in Norville are within a short walk of groceries, though almost every resident can easily reach a park. This creates a bit of a gap in local access, as the area is otherwise rated as somewhat walkable with a score of 5.3. While basic needs often require a car, the neighborhood is very well served by other local amenities.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Norville — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Norville | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 4.3 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Norville 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 is considered somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.3, which is about the same as the Queensland figure of 5.0. Around 58.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and residents have a little more variety in nearby amenities than the state average.
5.3
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.
5.7
Higher than 87% 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.
58.8%
Higher than 82% 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.
Access to parks, schools, and public transport is far above the state average, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. However, access to health services and groceries is well below the Queensland figures, as no homes are within a 5-minute walk of a grocery store.
52.8%
Higher than 80% 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.
94.1%
Higher than 85% 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.
79.4%
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.
99.6%
Higher than 86% 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.
41.9%
Higher than 82% 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 land is slightly flatter than the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 4.6%. There are 106 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 20.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure.
20.6
Higher than 62% 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.
106
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.
4.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Norville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32190/norville/topic/walkability
