Borroloola · 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.
No homes in Borroloola are within a five-minute walk of food and drink or public transport, which highlights the area's heavy reliance on cars. While some residents can reach schools or parks on foot, the walkability score is just 1.9, meaning the town is car-dependent. This is far below the Northern Territory figure.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Borroloola — car-dependent of areas.
| Borroloola | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 0854, NT | 1.9 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Borroloola 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.
Only 1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across the Northern Territory. On average, there are only 2.4 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is also far below the territory's typical 5.0.
1.9
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.
2.4
Lower than 83% 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.
1.0%
Lower than 99% 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 basic needs is limited, with 0% of homes near public transport and only 41.8% within a 15-minute walk of health services. While 53.4% of homes can reach groceries or a school in 15 minutes, 100% of the population lives more than 30 minutes away from food and drink or general services.
53.4%
Higher than 58% 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.
53.4%
Lower than 57% 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.
52.3%
Lower than 77% 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.
41.8%
Higher than 55% 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 3.7%, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average. There are 14 street intersections per square kilometre.
14
Higher than 65% 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.
3.7%
Lower than 68% 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 Borroloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE705001/borroloola/topic/walkability
