Brisbane · Urban Area
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.
Far more homes in Brisbane are within a short walk of health services than in the rest of Queensland, though this remains the hardest amenity to reach. The area is very walkable, with 73.7% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of several different local amenities.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane — very walkable of areas.
| Brisbane | 6.3 |
|---|---|
| 4125, QLD | 2.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Brisbane 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.
Brisbane is considered very walkable with a score of 6.3, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to an average of 5.9 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
6.3
Very walkable of urban area 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.
5.9
Higher than 89% of urban area 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.
73.7%
Higher than 88% of urban area 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.
Public transport and parks are the easiest to reach, with nearly 85% of homes within 10 to 15 minutes of a stop or green space. Health services are the least accessible, though 59.7% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk, which is far above the state average.
74.2%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
84.9%
Higher than 57% of urban area 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.
78.5%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
94.9%
Higher than 83% of urban area 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.
59.7%
Higher than 90% of urban area 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 average terrain slope is 6.0%, about the same as the Queensland figure. There are 41 intersections per square kilometre and 13.6 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents.
13.6
Lower than 61% of urban area 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.
41
Higher than 79% of urban area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.0%
Higher than 65% of urban area 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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3002/brisbane/topic/walkability
