Surat · 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.
Almost every home in Surat is within a 15-minute walk of essential services, making it a highly accessible place for daily needs. While 97.3% of residents have a 15-minute-city walkshed, this convenience is mostly limited to local amenities rather than public transport. The area is rated as somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.8.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Surat — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Surat | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| 4417, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Surat 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.
Surat's walkability score is 5.8, which is considered somewhat walkable and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. Residents have access to 6.8 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well above the state average of 4.8.
5.8
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.
6.8
Higher than 89% 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.
97.3%
Higher than 95% 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.
Most homes are within a short walk of health services, schools, groceries and parks, with figures far above the national and state averages. However, there is a total lack of public transport access, as no homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop.
96.6%
Higher than 92% 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.
97.9%
Higher than 94% 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.
97.9%
Higher than 71% 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.
97.3%
Higher than 98% 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 Surat is very flat, with a mean slope of 2.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure. There are 20 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 52.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, far above the state average of 13.4.
52.2
Higher than 89% 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.
20
Lower than 70% 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.
2.9%
Lower than 81% 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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/walkability
