31.0% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Central Desert · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Central Desert
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes lack a car in Central Desert than in the rest of the territory. This gap is striking, with 31% of households having no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. While car ownership has improved since 2011, transport remains a challenge in this vast area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 31% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Northern Territory's 11.1%. The most common situation is having one vehicle, found in 44.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Central Desert, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by No vehicle (31%) and 2 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most popular way to get to work at 39%, followed by driving a car at 30.5%. Only 6% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
6.0% ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -71.6%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is almost non-existent here, with zero routes and stops. This is far below the Northern Territory average and much lower than most other areas.
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
0.0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Central Desert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70620/central-desert/topic/transport