Halifax · 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.
No home in Halifax (L) is within walking distance of public transport, even though almost every household can easily reach a school, park or doctor. This creates a stark contrast where daily errands are simple on foot, but the area remains mostly car-dependent for wider travel.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Halifax — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Halifax | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 2.0 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Halifax 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 walkability score is 4.0, meaning the area is mostly car-dependent. Despite this, 97.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59.1%.
4.0
Mostly car-dependent 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.
5.2
Higher than 60% 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.
97.8%
Higher than 96% 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.
Nearly all residents live within 15 minutes of groceries (98.6%), health services (98.9%), and parks (98.9%), all of which are far above state levels. However, 0% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, a gap far below the Queensland average.
98.6%
Higher than 97% 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.
88.6%
Higher than 76% 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.
98.9%
Higher than 79% 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.
98.9%
Higher than 99% 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 land is quite flat with a mean terrain slope of 2.7%, well below the state average. There are 38 intersections per square kilometre and 20.5 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the Queensland figure.
20.5
Higher than 55% 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.
2.7%
Lower than 86% 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 Halifax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322055/halifax/topic/walkability
