Bundaberg · State Electorate

Walkability in Bundaberg

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.

Slightly flatter terrain than the state average helps make Bundaberg a somewhat walkable place. Many residents can easily reach daily needs on foot, with 70% of homes sitting within a 15-minute walk of essential services.

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📍 Bundaberg, State Electorate

Where Bundaberg sits — Walkability score

5.7 Somewhat walkable
  • 0.0–0.4: 2 areas
  • 0.4–0.7: 2 areas
  • 0.7–1.1: 2 areas
  • 1.1–1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.4–1.8: 4 areas
  • 1.8–2.1: 8 areas
  • 2.1–2.5: 8 areas
  • 2.5–2.9: 14 areas
  • 2.9–3.2: 21 areas
  • 3.2–3.6: 12 areas
  • 3.6–3.9: 21 areas
  • 3.9–4.3: 19 areas
  • 4.3–4.6: 34 areas
  • 4.6–5.0: 22 areas
  • 5.0–5.4: 24 areas
  • 5.4–5.7: 26 areas
  • 5.7–6.1: 33 areas
  • 6.1–6.4: 29 areas
  • 6.4–6.8: 21 areas
  • 6.8–7.1: 25 areas
  • 7.1–7.5: 25 areas
  • 7.5–7.9: 28 areas
  • 7.9–8.2: 18 areas
  • 8.2–8.6: 13 areas
  • 8.6–8.9: 9 areas
  • 8.9–9.3: 11 areas
  • 9.3–9.6: 3 areas
  • 9.6–10.0: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bundaberg — somewhat walkable of areas.

Walkability score compared with the state and national average
Bundaberg5.7
Rest of Qld 4.2
Queensland 5.0

Walking times to everyday amenities

Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Bundaberg 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 has a walkability score of 5.7, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.0. On average, people here have access to 5.6 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.

5.7

Somewhat walkable of state electorate 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.

5.6

Higher than 53% of state electorate 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.

70.0%

Higher than 52% of state electorate 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.

Walking to parks, schools, and groceries is far easier here than in the wider state, with over 72% of homes within 15 minutes of each. In contrast, health services are the hardest to reach, as access is well below the state average.

Streets & terrain

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

The typical terrain slope is 4.8%, which is a little below the Queensland average. There are 68 intersections per square kilometre and 19.2 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, which is well above the state figure.

19.2

Higher than 77% of state electorate 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.

4.8%

Lower than 62% of state electorate 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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30009/bundaberg/topic/walkability