Hamilton Island · Urban Centre
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.
Just over half of homes in Hamilton Island meet the 15-minute-city test, meaning they are within a short walk of several key amenities. While the area is rated as somewhat walkable, it is well below the Queensland figure for homes with easy access to these services. The experience of walking here is defined by a high number of local amenities but very steep terrain.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hamilton Island — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Hamilton Island | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 4802, QLD | 3.6 |
| Queensland | 5.0 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Hamilton Island 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 island is 4.2, which is described as somewhat walkable. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.0, and 53.0% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the state average.
4.2
Somewhat walkable of urban centre 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
Higher than 50% of urban centre 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.
53.0%
Lower than 55% of urban centre 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 is strongest for parks, with 92.9% of homes within 15 minutes—well above the state figure—while 0.0% of homes are within 10 minutes of public transport, which is far below Queensland. Only about half of residents can walk to groceries within 15 minutes, a gap far below the state average.
50.6%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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.
62.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
92.9%
Higher than 51% of urban centre 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.
48.5%
Higher than 61% of urban centre 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 terrain is very steep, with a mean slope of 20.2% that is far above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. There are 33 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 30.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state average.
30.1
Higher than 73% of urban centre 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.
33
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
20.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre 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 Hamilton Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315040/hamilton-island/topic/walkability
