Flynn · 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.
Almost 90% of homes in Flynn pass the 15-minute city test, meaning residents can reach several key services on foot. This makes the area very walkable, with a walkability score of 6.1, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Flynn — very walkable of areas.
| Flynn | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| 0875, NT | 4.2 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Flynn 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.
The area is very walkable, with a score of 6.1 compared to 5.1 for the Northern Territory. Residents have access to 5.9 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, slightly more than the state average.
6.1
Very walkable 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.
5.9
Higher than 76% 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.
90.2%
Higher than 84% 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.
Access to essentials is far above the state average, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 99.9% near public transport. While most can easily reach schools and groceries, health services are the least accessible of the main amenities, though 82% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk.
91.3%
Higher than 85% 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.
99.9%
Higher 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.
92.5%
Higher than 81% 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.
100.0%
Higher than 87% 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.
82.0%
Higher than 83% 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 terrain in Flynn is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 2.0%, which is a little below the Northern Territory figure of 3.7%. There are 16 street intersections per square kilometre.
16
Higher than 52% 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.
2.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70800102/flynn/topic/walkability
