Darwin Waterfront Precinct · Council (LGA)
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 walker's paradise score of 8.3 makes the Darwin Waterfront Precinct far more walkable than the Northern Territory average. Almost every home here has a 15-minute-city walkshed, with a high concentration of amenities available on foot. This means residents can access most daily needs without needing a car.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Darwin Waterfront Precinct — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Darwin Waterfront Precinct | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 5.9 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Darwin Waterfront Precinct 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 far above the Northern Territory average, with 99.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a variety of services. This is reflected in a walkability score of 8.3, which is far above the territory figure of 5.1.
8.3
A walker's paradise of council (lga) 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.
7.0
Higher than 91% of council (lga) 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.
99.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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.
Nearly all homes are within 15 minutes of parks, groceries, and health services, which is far above Northern Territory levels. However, school access is far below the territory average, with only 0.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of one.
99.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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.
0.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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.
99.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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.
There are 75.1 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, a figure far above the Northern Territory average. The street connectivity is 211 intersections per square kilometre, and the terrain slope is a little above the territory average at 5.7%.
75.1
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
211
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
5.7%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) 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 Darwin Waterfront Precinct [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71150/darwin-waterfront-precinct/topic/walkability
