Noosa Hinterland · 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.
Only 17.2% of homes in Noosa Hinterland can reach five or more daily amenities within a 15-minute walk, a figure far below the Queensland average of 59.1%. This makes the area car-dependent, with very few residents able to complete daily trips on foot.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Noosa Hinterland — car-dependent of areas.
| Noosa Hinterland | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 4565, QLD | 3.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Noosa Hinterland 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 Noosa Hinterland is 1.8, which is car-dependent and far below the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, residents have access to just 1.8 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 4.8 across the state.
1.8
Car-dependent 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.
1.8
Lower than 90% 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.
17.2%
Lower than 89% 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 basic services is much lower than the state average, with only 20.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 16.1% near health services. While parks are the most accessible amenity, 44% of homes are still more than a 30-minute walk away from one.
20.7%
Lower than 87% 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.
19.7%
Lower than 86% 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.
19.9%
Lower than 90% 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.
42.0%
Lower than 89% 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.
16.1%
Lower 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.
Steep terrain makes walking more difficult here, as the average slope is 9.1%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 4 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 14.2 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is about the same as the state average.
14.2
Higher than 50% 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
Lower than 83% 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.
9.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Noosa Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316081549/noosa-hinterland/topic/walkability
