The most walkable neighbourhoods in Brisbane
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
13 neighbourhoods of Brisbane ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. South Bank leads with 98/100, then Spring Hill (97) and Woolloongabba (94). 12 of the 13 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Norman Park (67).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bank | 98 |
| 2 | Spring Hill | 97 |
| 3 | Woolloongabba | 94 |
| 4 | Buranda | 93 |
| 5 | West End | 91 |
| 6 | Stones Corner | 90 |
| 6 | Red Hill | 90 |
| 8 | Ithaca | 87 |
| 9 | Coorparoo | 86 |
| 10 | Albion | 85 |
| 11 | Newmarket | 80 |
| 12 | Hawthorne | 79 |
| 13 | Norman Park | 67 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Brisbane's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
South Bank
South Bank scores 98/100, 1 km south of Brisbane's busiest point. It has the most banks of the five: 83 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Business South Bank, about 4 minutes away. More on South Bank.
Spring Hill
Spring Hill is the most central of these five, 750 m north of Brisbane's busiest point, and scores 97/100. None of the others has as many cultural venues, with 95 in a 30 minute walk; McArthur Community Care is the nearest, about 8 minutes away. More on Spring Hill.
Woolloongabba
Woolloongabba scores 94/100, 2.4 km south-east of Brisbane's busiest point. 1,383 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away. It has the fewest shops of the five, 331. More on Woolloongabba.
Buranda
Buranda lies the furthest out of these five, 3.5 km south-east of Brisbane's busiest point, and scores 93/100. 1,108 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 6 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is cultural venues, with 12.
West End
West End scores 91/100, 2.3 km south-west of Brisbane's busiest point. 1,491 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 7 minutes away. 91% of its area scores 70 or more. More on West End.
Centre and outskirts
The 5 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Brisbane's centre average 94, and the 8 further out average 83, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Spring Hill, 750 m away, scores 97, and the farthest, Coorparoo, 4.7 km out, scores 86.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Brisbane.
Brisbane as a whole scores 82 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Australia with ranked neighbourhoods: Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth.
Questions about Brisbane's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Brisbane?
South Bank is the most walkable of the 13 neighbourhoods we rank in Brisbane, with a walkability score of 98 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Spring Hill (97) and Woolloongabba (94).
Which neighbourhoods of Brisbane are least walkable?
Of the 13 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring is Norman Park (67). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Brisbane's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Brisbane scores 82 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.