Sunshine Coast · Urban Area
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.
Far fewer homes are within a short walk of a school than the state average, creating a clear gap in the Sunshine Coast's walkability. While the area is considered somewhat walkable, only 53.7% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the Queensland figure.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine Coast — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Sunshine Coast | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| 4565, QLD | 3.8 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Sunshine Coast 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 the Sunshine Coast is 4.9, which means it is somewhat walkable. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 5.0.
4.9
Somewhat walkable of urban area 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.
4.6
Lower than 57% of urban area 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.
53.7%
Higher than 50% of urban area 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.
Residents have great access to nature and transit, with 87.5% of homes near a park and 71.3% near public transport, both well above the state average. However, access to schools is a major weakness, with 49.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk, far below the Queensland figure.
57.5%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
71.3%
Lower than 71% of urban area 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.
49.4%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
87.5%
Lower than 58% of urban area 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.
46.5%
Higher than 67% of urban area 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 21 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 6.4%, which is about the same as the state's 6.0%. There are 12.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure about the same as the Queensland average.
12.6
Lower than 74% of urban area 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.
21
Higher than 56% of urban area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
6.4%
Higher than 71% of urban area 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3015/sunshine-coast/topic/walkability
