Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Walkability in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe is within a short stroll of a park, school, or shop, making it very walkable. A huge 98% of dwellings sit within a 15-minute walk of several different amenities, far exceeding the Queensland figure of 59.1%. This high level of access makes the area exceptionally convenient for those wanting to get around on foot.

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📍 Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sandgate - Shorncliffe sits — Walkability score

7.9 Very walkable
  • 0.0–0.4: 41 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 31 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 51 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 56 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 55 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 65 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 78 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 65 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 93 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 90 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 82 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 119 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 122 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 113 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 127 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 140 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 127 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 149 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 137 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 130 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 121 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 99 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 79 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 103 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 69 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 52 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 44 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 15 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sandgate - Shorncliffe — very walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Sandgate - Shorncliffe7.9
4017, QLD 6.9
Queensland 5.0

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Sandgate - Shorncliffe by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →

The score

The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.

The area is rated as very walkable with a score of 7.9, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents have access to 7.3 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.

7.9

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 81% 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.

98.0%

Higher than 83% 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.

What's in walking distance

How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.

Access to essentials is far above the state average, with 99.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 98.4% near groceries. While most people can reach a park or transport within 5 minutes, health services are the hardest to reach, with only 24% of homes within a 5-minute walk.

Streets & terrain

Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.

The local terrain is a little flatter than the Queensland average, with a mean slope of 4.3%. There are 225 street intersections per square kilometre, and the area provides 19 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure of 13.4.

19.0

Higher than 71% 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.

4.3%

Lower than 68% 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.

Sources

  • Walkability (OpenStreetMap, GTFS, ACARA & G-NAF, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, state transport agencies, ACARA & Geoscape Australia, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/walkability