Yuendumu and Outstations · 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 gentle 3.1% terrain slope makes Yuendumu and Outstations easy to traverse, though the overall walkability score is 4.1, which is somewhat walkable. While the area is far above the Northern Territory average for homes within a 15-minute walk of essential services, it remains well below the territory's typical walkability score.
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Yuendumu and Outstations — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Yuendumu and Outstations | 4.1 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 2.3 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yuendumu and Outstations 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.
Almost every home here, 96.4%, has a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 61.8%. Despite this, the overall walkability score of 4.1 is well below the territory average of 5.1.
4.1
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.
96.4%
Higher than 97% 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.
Essential services are very close, with 97.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, schools, and groceries, far exceeding Northern Territory rates. However, there is no public transport within walking distance, and 100% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from a transport stop.
97.4%
Higher than 98% 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.
97.4%
Higher than 96% 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.
96.4%
Higher than 81% 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.
97.4%
Higher than 99% 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 land is relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.1%, and 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.
3.1%
Lower than 81% 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 Yuendumu and Outstations [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE709017/yuendumu-and-outstations/topic/walkability
