Marthakal Homelands exc. Galiwinku · Indigenous Location
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.
Steeper terrain than most Northern Territory areas defines the landscape of Marthakal Homelands exc. Galiwinku, where a mean slope of 7.9% contributes to a car-dependent environment. There are no amenities within a 15-minute walk of any home, making it a place where residents rely entirely on vehicles to get around.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Marthakal Homelands exc. Galiwinku — car-dependent of areas.
| Marthakal Homelands exc. Galiwinku | 0.0 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 1.1 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Marthakal Homelands exc. Galiwinku 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 0.0 means this area is car-dependent, which is far below the Northern Territory's typical score of 5.1. No homes here have a 15-minute-city walkshed, a result far below the territory figure of 61.8%.
0.0
Car-dependent of indigenous location 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.
0.0
Lower than 99% of indigenous location 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous location 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.
Every home in the area is more than a 30-minute walk from the nearest school, park, or grocery store. Access to public transport and health services is also far below territory levels, with 0.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of these services.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous location 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 location 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous location 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous location 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's terrain is notably steeper than the Northern Territory average, with a mean slope of 7.9%. There are 0 intersections per square kilometre.
0
Lower than 97% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
7.9%
Higher than 88% of indigenous location 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 Marthakal Homelands exc. Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70600402/marthakal-homelands-exc-galiwinku/topic/walkability
