Bulimba · State Electorate
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.
Nearly 95% of homes in Bulimba pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning residents can reach most essential services on foot. The area is very walkable, with a score of 7.5, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. This makes it an exceptionally convenient place to live without relying on a car for every trip.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bulimba — very walkable of areas.
| Bulimba | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 6.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bulimba 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.
Bulimba is very walkable with a score of 7.5, well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Most residents have easy access to a variety of services, with 94.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of multiple amenities—far above the 59.1% seen across Queensland.
7.5
Very walkable of state electorate 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 83% of state electorate 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.
94.5%
Higher than 82% of state electorate 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, especially for public transport and parks, which are within a 10 or 15-minute walk for nearly every home. While most residents can reach health services easily, this is the least common amenity among the top categories, though still far above the Queensland figure.
86.7%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
97.3%
Higher than 69% of state electorate 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.
94.0%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.3%
Higher than 67% of state electorate 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.
83.3%
Higher than 83% of state electorate 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 terrain in Bulimba is about the same as the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 6.1%. There are 173 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 11.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the state figure.
11.8
Lower than 72% of state electorate 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.
173
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.1%
Higher than 65% of state electorate 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 Bulimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30008/bulimba/topic/walkability
