--- title: "Is Logan City walkable? Walkability score 50/100" description: "Logan City scores 50/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/logan-city updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Australia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia) 3. Logan City # How walkable is Logan City? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 50 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #9 of 10 in Australia * #595 of 690 tied, worldwide * 73 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-27.61972&lon=153.11705&q=Logan%20City%2C%20Australia) ## 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 2.4 of 3 points * Coles, 8 min * Queensland Salads & Potato Products, 16 min * Woolworths, 17 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.7 of 3 points * Bubble Tea Warehouse, 3 min * The Cheesecake Shop, 5 min * Pizza Hut, 6 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Boating And RV, 1 min * Vinci Living, 1 min * ROBAM Appliances Australia, 1 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Dino's Cafe & Kebab, 3 min * Simply Beans, 4 min * Tony's Cafe, 5 min ### Banks 0.3 of 1 point * Commonwealth Bank Springwood Branch, 17 min * Bank of Queensland Springwood, 17 min * Suncorp Bank, 18 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Cronulla Park, 2 min * Booran Park, 6 min * Moss Park, 7 min ### Schools 0.1 of 1 point * Springwood Community Kindergarten, 20 min * Springwood Early Education Centre & Preschool, 20 min * Woodridge North State School, 21 min ### Books & libraries 0.3 of 1 point * Logan North Library, 17 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.0 of 1 point * None within a 30 minute walk ### 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Logan City, one hexagon per square kilometre. 25% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 4, is 5 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/australia/logan-city.svg?v=325fe10ebdaf) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 73 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 76 | 71% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 57 | 33% | 27 | | 3 to 5 km out | 40 | 9% | 34 | ## 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](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/logan-city/sunnybank) | 75 | | 2 | [Acacia Ridge](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/logan-city/acacia-ridge) | 63 | | 3 | [Wishart](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/logan-city/wishart) | 56 | | 4 | [Mackenzie](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/logan-city/mackenzie) | 23 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Brisbane](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/brisbane), Australia | 21 km | 82 | | [Gold Coast, Queensland](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/gold-coast), Australia | 51 km | 61 | | [Sunshine Coast, Queensland](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/sunshine-coast), Australia | 109 km | 49 | | [Newcastle, New South Wales](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/newcastle), Australia | 603 km | 62 | | [Sydney](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames. Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the [How Walkable app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6accc634bcf8819189c1bcaf0e227f0f), for example "How walkable is Logan City?" 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