# Walkability — Barkly

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.

Area: Barkly (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

Very few local services are within a short walk for people in Barkly, making the area mostly car-dependent. While many homes are close to schools, the overall walkability score of 2.2 is far below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1.

Only 15.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is far below the Territory's 61.8%. On average, residents have access to just 2.7 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, also far below the Territory's 5.0.

Access is mixed; 70.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, about the same as the Territory average, but no homes are within 10 minutes of public transport. While many can reach schools quickly, 59% of homes are more than 30 minutes away from health services.

The terrain is relatively flat with a mean slope of 3.0%, and there are 21.3 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the Territory figure of 19.0. Street connectivity is 0 intersections per square kilometre.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkability score | 2.2 | — |
| Amenity types within a 15-minute walk | 2.7 | — |
| Homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed | 15.4% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of groceries | 57.1% | — |
| Homes within 10 min walk of public transport | 0.0% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a school | 70.9% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of a park | 41.1% | — |
| Homes within 15 min walk of health services | 40.3% | — |
| Walkable amenities per 1,000 residents | 21.3 | — |
| Street connectivity (intersections/km²) | 0 | — |
| Mean terrain slope | 3.0% | — |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702021055/barkly/topic/walkability