--- title: "Is Sunshine Coast, Queensland walkable? Score 49/100" description: "Sunshine Coast, Queensland scores 49/100 for walkability (Car-Dependent) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/sunshine-coast 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. Sunshine Coast, Queensland # How walkable is Sunshine Coast, Queensland? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Sunshine Coast, Queensland has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the least walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Australia. 49 out of 100: Car-Dependent Most errands require a car. * #10 of 10 in Australia * #605 of 690 tied, worldwide * 79 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-26.66460&lon=153.08960&q=Sunshine%20Coast%2C%20Queensland%2C%20Australia) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,131 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, coffee and parks. It is weakest for banks. ### Groceries 2.8 of 3 points * IGA Local Grocer Maud Street, 6 min * Aldi, 13 min * Switch Nutrition, 14 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.1 of 3 points * Pizza Hut Maroochydore, 6 min * Sushi Ari Maroochydore, 7 min * FINCH AVE., 11 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Repco Authorised Car Service Maroochydore, 3 min * Pro Computers Maroochydore - Computer Repairs And Sales, 3 min * Rescue Recycle Reuse, 4 min ### Coffee 1.9 of 2 points * Cafe 63 Dalton Drive, 4 min * Hello Cafe, 7 min * You Had Me at Hello, 7 min ### Banks 0.2 of 1 point * St.George Bank, 18 min * Suncorp Bank, 19 min * Commonwealth Bank Maroochydore Branch, 19 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Dalton Drive Drain, 3 min * Dalton Drive Drainage Reserve, 5 min * Pepper Tree Park, 6 min ### Schools 0.4 of 1 point * LTi - Language Training Institute, 15 min * The Training Collective, 18 min * Maroochydore State School, 22 min ### Books & libraries 0.5 of 1 point * Forever Fables, 14 min * Angus & Robertson, 18 min * Harry Hartog, 18 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.8 of 1 point * Karaoke Megastore, 8 min * Beats Per Minute Performing Arts, 10 min * Event Cinemas, 14 min ### Further than usual * The nearest restaurant is 6 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked. * The nearest bank is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked. * The nearest school is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked. Measured from the centre at -26.6646, 153.0896, the point near Sunshine Coast, Queensland'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 89 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Sunshine Coast, Queensland's score of 49 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 49 from 1 to 3 km out and 41 from 3 to 5 km out. 42 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. 24% 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 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, one hexagon per square kilometre. 24% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 6, is 5 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/australia/sunshine-coast.svg?v=17aa19f5a494) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 79 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 83 | 86% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 49 | 22% | 18 | | 3 to 5 km out | 41 | 8% | 24 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Brisbane](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/brisbane), Australia | 90 km | 82 | | [Logan City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/logan-city), Australia | 109 km | 50 | | [Gold Coast, Queensland](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/gold-coast), Australia | 154 km | 61 | | [Newcastle, New South Wales](https://howwalkable.com/cities/australia/newcastle), Australia | 709 km | 62 | ## Questions about walking in Sunshine Coast, Queensland ### Is Sunshine Coast, Queensland a walkable city? Not very. Sunshine Coast, Queensland has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 79. 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 10th of 10 cities in Australia and joint 605th 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. Sunshine Coast, Queensland ranks 10th with 49. ### How does Sunshine Coast, Queensland compare with nearby cities? Sunshine Coast, Queensland is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Brisbane (82, 90 km away), Logan City (50, 109 km away) and Gold Coast, Queensland (61, 154 km away). ### Which part of Sunshine Coast, Queensland is most walkable? The streets just around Sunshine Coast's centre are its most walkable, averaging 83 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 79. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 58) and falls most to the north (22). ### How is Sunshine Coast, Queensland's walkability score calculated? For Sunshine Coast, Queensland it is the average of 49 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 12 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. 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