0836, NT · Postcode
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 average slope of 3.1% exists across postcode 0836, but the area remains heavily car-dependent. Very few residents can reach essential services on foot, with a walkability score of 0.5 that is far below the Northern Territory figure. Only 0.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 0836, NT — car-dependent of areas.
| 0836, NT | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Litchfield | 0.6 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in 0836, NT 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 walkability score for postcode 0836 is 0.5, which means the area is car-dependent. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1, and only 0.4 amenity types are typically within a 15-minute walk.
0.5
Car-dependent of postcode 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.
0.4
Lower than 95% of postcode 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.
0.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode 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 amenities is very limited compared to the rest of the territory, with 0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. While public transport is the most available amenity for 10.9% of homes, 90% of residents live more than 30 minutes away from a park or grocery store.
6.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
10.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode 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.
8.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
2.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode 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 postcode 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 3 intersections per square kilometre and 3.7 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents. This level of amenity is far below the Northern Territory figure of 19.0.
3.7
Lower than 99% of postcode 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.
3
Lower than 52% of postcode 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 84% of postcode 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 0836, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0836/0836-nt/topic/walkability
