West MacDonnell Ranges · 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 1.9 makes West MacDonnell Ranges car-dependent, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1. This sparsely populated area lacks the infrastructure and services found in other parts of the state, meaning very few residents can reach daily needs on foot.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is West MacDonnell Ranges — car-dependent of areas.
| West MacDonnell Ranges | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 2.3 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in West MacDonnell Ranges 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 27.2% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a figure far below the 61.8% seen across the Northern Territory. Residents typically have access to just 2.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is also far below the territory average of 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.
2.2
Lower than 86% 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.
27.2%
Lower than 76% 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.
While 64.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, access to other essentials is far below the territory average. For example, only 29.2% of homes are near groceries and 0% have public transport within a 10-minute walk.
29.2%
Lower than 79% 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.
62.6%
Higher 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.
64.1%
Lower than 63% 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.
31.3%
Lower than 64% 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 5.1%, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 3.7%. There are 0 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.
5.1%
Higher than 56% 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 West MacDonnell Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE709014/west-macdonnell-ranges/topic/walkability
