Point Cook in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Point Cook in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Point CookVictoria (Region)Australia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Point Cook plotted against Victoria and Australia. The SNDi of new construction in Point Cook followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Victoria which peaked in 1991-2005 and Australia which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Point Cook's incremental SNDi fell from 3.79 to 2.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Point Cook ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Victoria and 10th out of 35 in Australia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.58
Rank in Australia
6th of 35
Rank in Victoria
1st of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in Australia
10th of 35
Rank in Victoria
3rd of 7

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Point CookWardhaMek'ele

While Wardha and Mek'elē both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Point Cook fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Wardha and Mek'elē both became progressively more disconnected, while Point Cook fluctuated in connectivity. Point Cook and Wardha have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.