Anangu Pitjantjatjara · Indigenous Area
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.
A walkability score of 1.5 makes Anangu Pitjantjatjara car-dependent, which is far below the South Australian figure of 5.5. Only 3% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to 67% across the state. This means very few residents can reach daily needs on foot.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Anangu Pitjantjatjara — car-dependent of areas.
| Anangu Pitjantjatjara | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 5.5 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Anangu Pitjantjatjara 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.
With a score of 1.5, the area is car-dependent and far below the state average. On average, there are only 1.9 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far below the 5.4 found across South Australia.
1.5
Car-dependent of indigenous area 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.
1.9
Lower than 88% of indigenous area 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.
3.0%
Lower than 96% of indigenous area 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.
School access is the strongest, with 65.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, public transport is completely unavailable, as 0% of homes are within walking distance. Most health services are far away, with 88% of homes more than 30 minutes away on foot.
33.5%
Lower than 74% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous area 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.
65.1%
Higher than 60% of indigenous area areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
20.4%
Lower than 93% of indigenous area 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.
12.6%
Lower than 90% of indigenous area 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 terrain is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 2.9%, which is a little below the South Australian average of 4.6%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 98% of indigenous area areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.9%
Lower than 86% of indigenous area 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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE402001/anangu-pitjantjatjara/topic/walkability
