Silkstone · 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.
Almost 95% of homes in Silkstone pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach five or more different types of local amenities on foot. This makes the area very walkable, with a score of 7.3 that is well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Most residents have a wide range of services and leisure options just a short stroll from their front door.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Silkstone — very walkable of areas.
| Silkstone | 7.3 |
|---|---|
| 4304, QLD | 6.3 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Silkstone 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 Silkstone is 7.3, which is considered very walkable and well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, there are 7.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
7.3
Very 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.
7.3
Higher than 96% 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.
94.7%
Higher than 97% 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 essentials is far above the state average, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport (99.9%), parks (99.6%), and groceries (99.7%). While most people can reach these easily, health services are the hardest to access, with 66.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
99.7%
Higher than 99% 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.
99.9%
Higher than 99% 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.
90.3%
Higher than 93% 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 87% 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.
66.7%
Higher than 89% 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 223 street intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 4.8%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. However, the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 9.9, which is well below the state's 13.4.
9.9
Lower than 59% 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.
223
Higher than 92% 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.
4.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Silkstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32560/silkstone/topic/walkability
