How walkable is Spring Hill?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Spring Hill has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Brisbane, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,166 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Spring Hill. The nearest grocery is IGA Rewards, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- Woolworths MacArthur Central7 min
- Woolworths7 min
- Burrito Bar1 min
- Sabores CBD1 min
- BWS1 min
- Easy Ride1 min
- Glen's Espresso2 min
- Seeds and Soul Coffee2 min
- Funding Strategies2 min
- Westpac4 min
- Victoria Park / Barrambin7 min
- Bedford Park8 min
- St James College7 min
- St Joseph's College8 min
- The Language People4 min
- Self Help Books6 min
- Underground Opera9 min
- Moonlight Cinema Brisbane10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Spring Hill at -27.4614, 153.0257. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 135 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Spring Hill
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Spring Hill. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Brisbane
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| South Bank | 1.7 km | 98 |
| Everton Park | 7.2 km | 77 |
| Carindale | 9 km | 73 |
| Chermside West | 9.2 km | 65 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Brisbane page.
Questions about walking in Spring Hill
Is Spring Hill walkable?
Yes. Spring Hill in Brisbane has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Spring Hill more walkable than the rest of Brisbane?
Spring Hill is more walkable than Brisbane as a whole: it scores 97, against 82 for the 5 km around Brisbane's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Brisbane neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Brisbane?
Of the 5 Brisbane neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are South Bank (98), Spring Hill (97) and Everton Park (77).
How is the walkability score of Spring Hill calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Spring Hill it is the average of 55 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.