Clermont · 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.
Zero homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport in Clermont, creating a stark contrast to other local amenities that are easy to reach on foot. While most people can walk to a school or doctor, the town is otherwise somewhat walkable. This is a place where daily errands are often convenient, but a car is essential for travel beyond the local area.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Clermont — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Clermont | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| 4721, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Clermont 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 69% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59%. On average, residents have access to 5.6 amenity types within a short walk, a little above the state average.
4.7
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.
5.6
Higher than 67% 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.
69.3%
Higher than 58% 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.
Daily needs are well served, with 82% of homes within a 15-minute walk of both schools and health services, far above the state figures. However, the lack of public transport is total, with 100% of homes located more than 30 minutes away from the nearest stop.
65.4%
Higher than 55% 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.
82.3%
Higher than 66% 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.
93.3%
Higher than 52% 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.
82.3%
Higher than 83% 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 in Clermont is a little flatter than the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 3.1%. There are 38 intersections per square kilometre and 22.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure.
22.6
Higher than 60% 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.
38
Higher than 59% 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.
3.1%
Lower than 78% 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 Clermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315020/clermont/topic/walkability
