# Walkability — Whitsunday

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.

Area: Whitsunday (Sub-region (SA3))

Zero per cent of homes in Whitsunday are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, creating a massive gap compared to the rest of the state. While many residents can easily walk to a park, most other daily needs require a car. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 2.8.

Only 38.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.1%. On average, residents can access 3 types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well below the state average of 4.8.

Parks are the easiest to reach, with 73.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk. Other essential services are harder to access; for example, health services are within a 15-minute walk for only 31.8% of homes, far below the state figure.

The terrain is steeper than in most of Queensland, with a mean slope of 11.5%. There is one intersection per square kilometre, and the area has 21.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state figure.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 2.8 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 3.0 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 38.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 47.3% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 0.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 42.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 73.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 31.8% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 21.9 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 1 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 11.5% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31203/whitsunday/topic/walkability