Palm Beach · 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 every home in Palm Beach is within a short stroll of essential services, making it very walkable. This is a highly accessible area where 94.4% of residents have a wide range of amenities within a 15-minute walk, a figure far above the Queensland average of 59.1%.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Palm Beach — very walkable of areas.
| Palm Beach | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| 4221, QLD | 6.6 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Palm Beach 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 for Palm Beach is 7.8, which is considered very walkable and 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.
7.8
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.
94.4%
Higher than 77% 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 local spots is exceptional, with every single home within 15 minutes of a park and 97.1% near public transport. While 95.5% of homes are close to groceries, schools are the least accessible essential amenity, though 76.1% of residents can still walk to one within 15 minutes.
95.5%
Higher than 82% 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.
97.1%
Higher than 63% 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.
76.1%
Higher than 52% 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.
91.6%
Higher than 85% 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 in Palm Beach is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 3.9%, which is a little below the Queensland average of 6.0%. There are 352 street intersections per square kilometre and 14.5 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a little above the state figure.
14.5
Higher than 52% 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.
352
Higher than 87% 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.
3.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021234/palm-beach/topic/walkability
