Currumbin - Tugun · 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.
Very few homes in Currumbin - Tugun are within a short walk of a school, yet almost every other essential service is close by. The area is very walkable, with a score of 6.9, and 90.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59.1%.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Currumbin - Tugun — very walkable of areas.
| Currumbin - Tugun | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| 4224, QLD | 7.4 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Currumbin - Tugun 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.
Most residents can easily reach a variety of services on foot, with an average of 6.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk. This is well above the Queensland average of 4.8.
6.9
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.
6.2
Higher than 63% 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.
90.6%
Higher than 71% 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.
Access to parks, public transport, health services and groceries is far above state levels, with nearly all homes within 15 minutes of a park. In contrast, only 14.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, which is far below the state figure of 61.3%.
81.4%
Higher than 67% 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.
94.1%
Higher than 55% 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.
14.1%
Lower than 93% 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.
99.4%
Higher than 57% 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.
87.4%
Higher than 82% 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 area has 220 intersections per square kilometre and 20.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.4. The terrain is a little steeper than the state average, with a mean slope of 8.1%.
20.7
Higher than 74% 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.
220
Higher than 74% 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.
8.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Currumbin - Tugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021231/currumbin-tugun/topic/walkability
