North-West Arnhem · 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.
High access to health and food services defines North-West Arnhem, though it remains mostly car-dependent for other needs. While almost all homes are within a short walk of a clinic or shop, the area lacks the broader range of amenities found in other parts of the territory.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is North-West Arnhem — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| North-West Arnhem | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 1.1 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in North-West Arnhem 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.
A walkability score of 3.1 means the area is mostly car-dependent. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1, with only 46.9% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed.
3.1
Mostly 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.
3.9
Lower than 53% 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.
46.9%
Lower than 51% 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.
Access to essentials is strong, with 95% of homes within 15 minutes of health services and 90.5% near groceries, both far above the territory average. However, there is no public transport within a 10-minute walk of any home, and 100% of residents live more than 30 minutes from the nearest food or drink venue.
90.5%
Higher than 91% 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.
79.6%
Higher than 75% 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.
61.8%
Lower than 67% 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.
95.0%
Higher than 98% 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 average terrain slope is 4.1%, which is about the same as the Northern Territory's 3.7%. There are 0 street intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 90% 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.
4.1%
Lower than 60% 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 North-West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE704004/north-west-arnhem/topic/walkability
