Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Gold Coast Part) · Urban Centre
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.
More than 70% of homes in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Gold Coast Part) are within a 15-minute walk of daily needs, a figure far above the Queensland average. This is a very walkable area where the typical resident has a wide range of amenities and public transport options just a short stroll from their front door.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Gold Coast Part) — very walkable of areas.
| Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Gold Coast Part) | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| 4226, QLD | 6.1 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Gold Coast Part) 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 rated as very walkable with a score of 6.2, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. This is reflected in the typical resident having access to 5.6 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
6.2
Very walkable of urban centre 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.
5.6
Higher than 69% of urban centre 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.
70.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre 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 parks and public transport is a major strength, with 95.9% of homes near a park and 87.1% near transport, both far above the state average. However, school access is a weaker point, as the 56.1% of homes within walking distance is well below the Queensland figure.
72.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
87.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre 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.
56.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.9%
Higher than 62% of urban centre 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.
56.7%
Higher than 66% of urban centre 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 6.6%, which is about the same as across Queensland. There are 105 intersections per square kilometre, and the area provides 13.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the state figure.
13.7
Lower than 65% of urban centre 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.
105
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre 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 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Gold Coast Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL302001/gold-coast-tweed-heads/topic/walkability
