# Walkability — Tannum Sands - Boyne Island

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: Tannum Sands - Boyne Island (Urban Centre)

More than 70% of homes in Tannum Sands - Boyne Island are within a 15-minute walk of essential services, far above the Queensland figure. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with a typical resident having access to a few more different types of amenities on foot than people across the state.

The walkability score is 5.1, which is considered somewhat walkable and about the same as the Queensland average. About 71% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far above the 59.1% seen across Queensland.

Access to basics is strong, with 95.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 82.7% near public transport, both far above state figures. While health services are also far more accessible than in the rest of the state, nearly half of all homes are over a 30-minute walk from general services.

The area has 20 intersections per square kilometre, and the typical terrain slope is 6.3%, which is about the same as the Queensland average. There are 12.6 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, slightly below the state figure of 13.4.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 5.1 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 5.5 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 71.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 69.8% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 82.7% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 61.3% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 95.2% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 69.9% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 20 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 6.3% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314023/tannum-sands-boyne-island/topic/walkability