Most walkable Bundaberg suburbs
Bundaberg West tops the ranking, scoring 89 out of 100. The 15 listed score between 22 and 89, a spread of 67 points. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 24 eligible Bundaberg suburbs.
This ranking scores every eligible Bundaberg suburb on walkability — how much of daily life, from shops and schools to transport stops and parks, sits within walking distance of the average address.
Walkability is scored against the other Bundaberg suburbs rather than on an absolute scale, so a Bundaberg "top 5%" means the most walkable places in this city, not this city measured against Sydney. That matters: Australian cities differ enormously in how they were built, and an absolute cut-off would hand the older, denser cities a long list and the younger ones almost nothing — which tells a reader choosing between suburbs in one city nothing at all. Safety enters as a small secondary factor, because the most walkable parts of any city skew to dense inner cores. A high score means errands are walkable, not that a suburb is quiet.
Most walkable suburbs in Bundaberg
Ranked on the walkability score — how much of daily life (shops, schools, transport stops, parks) sits within walking distance — percentile-ranked within the city's pool, with a small safety leg.
Bundaberg West
QLD 4670 · 2,596 residents89/100 walkability · among the most walkable in Bundaberg · 54/100 safety
Bundaberg South
QLD 4670 · 3,494 residents86/100 walkability · more walkable than 96% of Bundaberg · 59/100 safety
Walkervale
QLD 4670 · 2,981 residents83/100 walkability · more walkable than 91% of Bundaberg · 66/100 safety
Kepnock
QLD 4670 · 4,501 residents74/100 walkability · more walkable than 87% of Bundaberg · 68/100 safety
Avenell Heights
QLD 4670 · 5,028 residents72/100 walkability · more walkable than 83% of Bundaberg · 68/100 safety
Bundaberg North
QLD 4670 · 5,563 residents63/100 walkability · more walkable than 78% of Bundaberg · 64/100 safety
Svensson Heights
QLD 4670 · 3,334 residents62/100 walkability · more walkable than 74% of Bundaberg · 68/100 safety
Bundaberg East
QLD 4670 · 2,839 residents60/100 walkability · more walkable than 70% of Bundaberg · 60/100 safety
Norville
QLD 4670 · 2,476 residents51/100 walkability · more walkable than 63% of Bundaberg · 68/100 safety
Avoca
QLD 4670 · 4,912 residents51/100 walkability · more walkable than 63% of Bundaberg · 66/100 safety
Millbank
QLD 4670 · 2,499 residents44/100 walkability · more walkable than 56% of Bundaberg · 64/100 safety
Thabeban
QLD 4670 · 2,971 residents36/100 walkability · more walkable than 52% of Bundaberg · 70/100 safety
Kalkie
QLD 4670 · 2,968 residents34/100 walkability · more walkable than 48% of Bundaberg · 82/100 safety
Bargara
QLD 4670 · 8,883 residents30/100 walkability · more walkable than 44% of Bundaberg · 63/100 safety
Elliott Heads
QLD 4670 · 1,160 residents22/100 walkability · more walkable than 39% of Bundaberg · 84/100 safety
Ranked from 24 qualifying suburbs.
85% walkability · 15% safety (bushfire, crime, flood combined). Walkability measures how much of daily life — shops, schools, transport stops, parks — sits within walking distance of the average address, and is turned into a percentile within Bundaberg's candidate pool rather than judged against a national cut-off, because Australian cities differ enormously in how they were built. Safety is a small leg only: the most walkable parts of any city are its dense inner areas, so it nudges the order without overturning it. A suburb with no walkability score is excluded rather than ranked last. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the most walkable Bundaberg suburbs?
Bundaberg West tops the ranking, scoring 89 out of 100. The 15 listed score between 22 and 89, a spread of 67 points. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 24 eligible Bundaberg suburbs.
How is walkability measured?
The score reflects how much of daily life sits within walking distance of the average address in a suburb — shops, schools, transport stops, parks and other everyday destinations. It is a 0-100 figure per suburb, and it describes the suburb as a whole, so a long street on the edge of a walkable suburb may still feel car-dependent.
Why are these ranked against other Bundaberg suburbs?
Walkability is percentile-ranked within Bundaberg's candidate pool rather than against an absolute national cut-off. Australian cities were built in different eras and differ enormously in density, so an absolute threshold would return a long list in the older cities and almost nothing in the younger ones — useless to a reader choosing between Bundaberg suburbs. A Bundaberg top-ranked suburb is the most walkable in Bundaberg.
Does a high score mean the suburb is quiet?
No — often the opposite. The most walkable parts of any Australian city are its dense inner areas, which tend to be busier, noisier and more built up. The score answers "can I get to things on foot", not "is it peaceful". Safety carries 15% of the ranking against walkability's 85%, which nudges the order without overriding it — so read the risk figures on each suburb's own page before deciding.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Bundaberg with a population of at least 500 and a walkability score on record. A suburb with no score is left out rather than ranked last — unmeasured is not the same as unwalkable — and the top 15 are shown.
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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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