Wollongong: city in New South Wales, Australia
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Wollongong as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.48, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.32, 5.92, 12.27 and 11.15. Street construction in Wollongong increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Wollongong spans a total of 804 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.32, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 3.32, 3.45, 3.46 and 3.48. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Wollongong has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.13 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Wollongong and New South Wales follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Wollongong fare in comparison to others in New South Wales? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wollongong was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in New South Wales. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in New South Wales, street construction in Wollongong has become more disconnected. Wollongong ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Wollongong and Australia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Wollongong fare in comparison to others in Australia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wollongong was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Australia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Australia, street construction in Wollongong has become more disconnected. Wollongong ranked 5th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Wollongong and New South Wales follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Wollongong is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in New South Wales. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in New South Wales, the street network in Wollongong has become more connected. Wollongong ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Wollongong and Australia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Wollongong is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Australia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Australia, the street network in Wollongong has become more connected. Wollongong ranked 5th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Wollongong had a built-up area of 66.18 square kilometers, and a population of 150185 people.
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