Queanbeyan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 96% of homes in Queanbeyan pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This makes the area very walkable, with most residents able to reach a variety of essential services and shops on foot. The town's layout ensures that nearly every household is within a short stroll of key amenities.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan — very walkable of areas.
| Queanbeyan | 7.7 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 5.1 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Queanbeyan 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.
Queanbeyan is considered very walkable with a score of 7.7, which is a little above the state figure of 6.2. Residents typically have 7.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across New South Wales.
7.7
Very walkable of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
7.3
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
96.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Every home is within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park. Access is strongest for schools, with 99.3% of homes nearby, while health services are the least accessible amenity, though 82.2% of residents can still walk there within 15 minutes.
95.9%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
99.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
82.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 slightly flatter than the state average, with a mean slope of 5.0%. There are 269 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 12.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.7.
12.3
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
269
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021009/queanbeyan/topic/walkability
