Rest of NT · Capital City
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
Only 42.6% of homes in Rest of NT pass the 15-minute-city test, a figure far below the Northern Territory average. This makes the area mostly car-dependent, as few residents can reach a variety of daily essentials on foot. The lack of nearby amenities is most evident in the limited access to public transport and grocery stores.
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of NT — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Rest of NT | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Rest of NT by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
The walkability score for Rest of NT is 3.6, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1. This reflects a general lack of nearby services, with the area ranking 13th out of 18 similar regions for the number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk.
3.6
Mostly car-dependent of capital city areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
3.8
Lower than 70% of capital city areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
42.6%
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to essential services is limited, as public transport is the least accessible amenity with 62% of homes located more than 30 minutes away. While parks are more common, with 73.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk, grocery access is far below the territory average at 51.1%.
51.1%
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
33.9%
Lower than 76% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
66.3%
Higher than 58% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
73.8%
Lower than 64% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
40.0%
Lower than 56% of capital city areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The area has 15.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the territory figure. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre and the terrain slope is about the same as the rest of the Northern Territory.
15.1
Lower than 67% of capital city areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
0
Lower than 99% of capital city areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.3%
Lower than 88% of capital city areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Rest of NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7RNTE/rest-of-nt/topic/walkability
