Tanawha · 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.
A steep average slope of 9.4% makes Tanawha a challenging place to get around on foot. The area is car-dependent, with only 7.8% of homes located within a 15-minute walk of basic amenities, a figure far below the Queensland average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tanawha — car-dependent of areas.
| Tanawha | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| 4556, QLD | 4.7 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Tanawha 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.
Tanawha is car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.4, which is far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, there are only 1.3 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
1.4
Car-dependent 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.
1.3
Higher than 61% 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.
7.8%
Higher than 63% 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.
Parks are the most accessible amenity, with 67.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, access to schools is very limited, with only 2.5% of homes within 15 minutes, and 75% of residents living more than 30 minutes away from one.
7.8%
Higher than 63% 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.
6.0%
Higher than 59% 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.
2.5%
Higher than 58% 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.
67.5%
Higher than 69% 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.
7.7%
Higher than 73% 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 13 intersections per square kilometre. While the terrain is much steeper than the Queensland average, there are 41.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure of 13.4.
41.2
Higher than 77% 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.
13
Higher than 72% 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.
9.4%
Higher than 78% 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 Tanawha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32736/tanawha/topic/walkability
