Darwin · Urban Centre
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 strong 80.1% of homes in Darwin pass the 15-minute-city test, meaning most residents can reach several key services on foot. This is far above the Northern Territory figure of 61.8%. With a walkability score of 6.6, the area is considered very walkable.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Darwin — very walkable of areas.
| Darwin | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| 0828, NT | 3.3 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Darwin 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 typical home in Darwin has 6.2 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is a little above the Northern Territory's 5.0. The overall walkability score is 5.1 for the territory, while Darwin is well above that at 6.6.
6.6
Very walkable of urban centre 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.
6.2
Higher than 79% of urban centre 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.
80.1%
Higher than 70% of urban centre 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 parks and public transport is excellent, with over 95% of homes within a 15-minute walk of both. This far exceeds the territory average. Groceries and health services are also closer than usual, though health services are the hardest to reach, with only 60.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk.
78.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
95.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre 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.
81.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
96.1%
Higher than 63% of urban centre 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.
60.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre 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 3.9%, about the same as the rest of the Northern Territory. There are 89 intersections per square kilometre, and the number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents is 24.1, which is well above the territory figure of 19.0.
24.1
Higher than 63% of urban centre 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.
89
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL703001/darwin/topic/walkability
