Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
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.
Far more homes in Yarrawonga have easy walking access to services than in other parts of the Northern Territory. This is a somewhat walkable area where 82.8% of households can reach a variety of amenities within a 15-minute stroll. Most residents enjoy a high level of convenience, with a huge number of walkable amenities per 1,000 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrawonga — somewhat walkable of areas.
| Yarrawonga | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| 0830, NT | 6.1 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yarrawonga 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 rated as somewhat walkable, with a score of 5.7, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 5.1. On average, residents can reach 6.5 different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
5.7
Somewhat walkable of suburb / locality 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.
6.5
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality 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.
82.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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 health services and groceries is far above the Territory average, with 99.2% and 92.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk respectively. However, park access is a weak point, as the 50.3% of homes within walking distance is far below the Northern Territory figure.
92.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
76.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality 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.
73.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
50.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality 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.
99.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 is mostly flat with a mean slope of 2.8%, which is about the same as the rest of the Territory. There are 161 intersections per square kilometre and 551 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is far above the state average.
551.0
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
161
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
2.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality 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 Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70298/yarrawonga/topic/walkability
