Fannie Bay · State Electorate
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 94% of homes in Fannie Bay pass the 15-minute-city test, making it a place where most residents can reach several key services on foot. It is considered very walkable, with a score of 7.5, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 5.1.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Fannie Bay — very walkable of areas.
| Fannie Bay | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 5.9 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Fannie Bay 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.
Fannie Bay is very walkable, with a score of 7.5, compared to the Northern Territory's 5.1. This is reflected in the typical home having access to nearly seven different types of amenities within a 15-minute walk, well above the territory figure of five.
7.5
Very walkable of state electorate 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.
6.9
Higher than 75% of state electorate 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.
93.5%
Higher than 80% of state electorate 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 Northern Territory average, with 99.9% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 99.8% near public transport. While these are very easy to reach, health services are the least accessible amenity, though 62.1% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk.
90.4%
Higher than 81% of state electorate 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 89% of state electorate 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.
91.5%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.9%
Higher than 82% of state electorate 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.
62.1%
Higher than 64% of state electorate 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 area has 152 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 3.8%, which is about the same as the Northern Territory. There are 24.5 walkable amenities for every 1,000 residents, a figure well above the 19.0 seen across the territory.
24.5
Higher than 89% of state electorate 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.
152
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.8%
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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 Fannie Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70011/fannie-bay/topic/walkability
