How walkable is Logan City?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Logan City has a walkability score of 50 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 9th most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Australia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
998 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Logan City. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and parks. It is weakest for banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Queensland Salads & Potato Products, 16 min
- Woolworths, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- The Cheesecake Shop, 5 min
- Pizza Hut, 6 min
Shopping
- Vinci Living, 1 min
- ROBAM Appliances Australia, 1 min
Coffee
- Simply Beans, 4 min
- Tony's Cafe, 5 min
Banks
- Bank of Queensland Springwood, 17 min
- Suncorp Bank, 18 min
Parks
- Booran Park, 6 min
- Moss Park, 7 min
Schools
- Springwood Early Education Centre & Preschool, 20 min
- Woodridge North State School, 21 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 17 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest school is 20 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- No cultural venue is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 4 minutes away.
Measured from the centre at -27.6197, 153.1170, the point near Logan City's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 88 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Logan City's score of 50 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 76 within 1 km of the centre, 57 from 1 to 3 km out and 40 from 3 to 5 km out. 23 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 25% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Logan City. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 73 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 76 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 57 | 33% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 40 | 9% |
Neighbourhoods of Logan City by walkability
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Logan City rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnybank | 75 |
| 2 | Acacia Ridge | 63 |
| 3 | Wishart | 56 |
| 4 | Mackenzie | 23 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane, Australia | 21 km | 82 |
| Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 51 km | 61 |
| Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia | 109 km | 49 |
| Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | 603 km | 62 |
| Sydney, Australia | 717 km | 81 |
Questions about walking in Logan City
Is Logan City a walkable city?
Partly. Logan City has a walkability score of 50 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 73. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 9th of 10 cities in Australia and joint 595th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Australia?
Melbourne is the most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Australia, with a score of 87. Logan City ranks 9th with 50.
How does Logan City compare with nearby cities?
Logan City sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 50, against Brisbane (82, 21 km away), Gold Coast, Queensland (61, 51 km away) and Sunshine Coast, Queensland (49, 109 km away).
Which part of Logan City is most walkable?
The streets just around Logan City's centre are its most walkable, averaging 76 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 73. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 55) and falls most to the west (28).
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Logan City?
Of the 4 Logan City neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Sunnybank (75), Acacia Ridge (63) and Wishart (56). The least walkable is Mackenzie, with 23.
How is Logan City's walkability score calculated?
For Logan City it is the average of 68 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 17 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
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. City position and population from GeoNames.
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