# Walkability — Nicklin

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.

Area: Nicklin (State Electorate)

Fewer than half of all homes in Nicklin can reach five or more amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the Queensland figure. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.9. Residents generally struggle to access essential services on foot compared to the state average.

The walkability score for Nicklin is 3.9, meaning it is mostly car-dependent and well below the Queensland figure of 5.0. Only 44.1% of homes meet the 15-minute-city test, which is far below the state's 59.1%.

Parks are the easiest to reach, with 72.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk, but access to schools is the weakest, at 45.0%. Both figures are far below the state average, and about 31% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from their nearest school.

Steeper terrain marks the area, with a mean slope of 10.1% that is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 8 intersections per square kilometre, while the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 18.7, which is well above the state average.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 3.9 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.9 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 44.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 45.9% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 49.8% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 45.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 72.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 41.8% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 18.7 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 8 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 10.1% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30064/nicklin/topic/walkability