Mansfield · 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.
A walkability score of 6.6 makes Mansfield very walkable, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. This is a place where most residents can easily reach daily needs on foot, with 82.4% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mansfield — very walkable of areas.
| Mansfield | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 6.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Mansfield 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 very walkable, with a score of 6.6. Residents have access to 6.4 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, which is well above the Queensland average of 4.8.
6.6
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.
6.4
Higher than 68% 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.
82.4%
Higher than 65% 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 state levels, especially for public transport and parks, which are within a 10 to 15-minute walk for 95.1% and 98.0% of homes. Health services are the hardest to reach, with only 70.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
84.0%
Higher than 72% 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.
95.1%
Higher than 62% 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.
77.3%
Higher than 52% 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.
98.0%
Higher than 56% 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.
70.0%
Higher than 71% 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 slope is 6.7%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. There are 81 intersections per square kilometre and 12.4 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.
12.4
Lower than 67% 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.
81
Lower than 51% 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.
6.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30049/mansfield/topic/walkability
