Alice exc. Town Camps · 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.
More than 87% of homes in Alice exc. Town Camps are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, though far fewer can easily walk to health services. This makes the area somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.0, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Alice exc. Town Camps — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Alice exc. Town Camps | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| 0873, NT | 1.8 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Alice exc. Town Camps 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.
About 58.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 61.8%. The area's overall walkability score is 5.0, meaning it is considered somewhat walkable.
5.0
Somewhat walkable 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.
4.9
Higher than 71% 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.
58.4%
Higher than 68% 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.
Residents have excellent access to parks and schools, with 92.2% and 78.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk, both far above the territory average. However, access to essentials is harder, as health services are far below the territory average and only 35.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk.
58.7%
Higher than 63% 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.
87.4%
Higher than 78% 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.
78.4%
Higher than 74% 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.
92.2%
Higher than 71% 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.
35.9%
Lower 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 area has 9 intersections per square kilometre. The mean terrain slope is 2.9%, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average of 3.7%.
9
Higher than 62% 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 85% 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 Alice exc. Town Camps [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE708001/alice-exc-town-camps/topic/walkability
