Biloela · 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.
A walkability score of 4.3 makes Biloela somewhat walkable, landing it a little below the Queensland figure of 5.0. While most residents can easily reach parks and health services on foot, the area lacks any nearby public transport. This means walking is great for local errands, but not for getting around the region.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Biloela — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Biloela | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| 4715, QLD | 3.3 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Biloela 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.
About 60% of homes in Biloela have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is about the same as the Queensland average of 59.1%. Residents generally find about five different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
4.3
Somewhat 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.
4.8
Higher than 53% 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.
59.7%
Higher than 51% 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.
Walking access is strongest for parks, with 93.7% of homes within 15 minutes, and health services, which is far above the state figure. In contrast, no homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, a gap far below the Queensland average of 63.7%.
58.7%
Higher than 50% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
69.7%
Higher than 51% 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.
93.7%
Higher than 53% 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.
65.4%
Higher than 72% 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 terrain is mostly flat with a 3.5% average slope, which is a little below the state average. There are 40 intersections per square kilometre and 16.4 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a little above the Queensland figure of 13.4.
16.4
Lower than 56% 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.
40
Higher than 62% 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.
3.5%
Lower than 69% 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 Biloela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314005/biloela/topic/walkability
