Yirrkala · 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.
Most homes in Yirrkala are within a short walk of essential services, though the area remains mostly car-dependent. While 96.4% of residents can walk to groceries in 15 minutes, a total lack of nearby public transport creates a stark gap in accessibility.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yirrkala — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Yirrkala | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| 0880, NT | 3.0 |
| Northern Territory | 5.1 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Yirrkala 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 Yirrkala is 4.0, which means it is mostly car-dependent and well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1. Despite this, 88.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, far above the territory average of 61.8%.
4.0
Mostly car-dependent 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.
4.7
Higher than 51% 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.
88.5%
Higher than 80% 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 schools, parks, and health services is far above the Northern Territory average, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of these spots. In contrast, no homes are within walking distance of public transport, which is far below the territory figure of 68.9%.
96.4%
Higher than 92% 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
94.6%
Higher than 85% 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.
94.6%
Higher than 56% 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.
88.9%
Higher than 89% 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 area has 6 intersections per square kilometre, and the average terrain slope is 6.0%, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 3.7%. There are 19.8 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, about the same as the rest of the territory.
19.8
Higher than 53% 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.
6
Lower than 92% 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.
6.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721016/yirrkala/topic/walkability
