4.6% —
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darwin Waterfront Precinct · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Darwin Waterfront Precinct
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few areas have as many public transport stops per person as the Darwin Waterfront Precinct. This small hub is designed for easy access, with a very short drive to the city and a high number of frequent bus services for its residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own at least one car, with 71.5% having a single vehicle. Only 4.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Darwin Waterfront Precinct, 1 vehicle is the majority at 67%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work for 59.8% of people, though 16.3% walk. Very few people work from home at 4.8%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
4.8% —
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
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.
The area has 6.83 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Northern Territory average of 3.30. Weekly bus departures are also a little above the territory figure.
2
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.83
Higher than 88% 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).
552.9
Higher than 73% 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).
1
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is quick, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 5 minutes. The drive time to the city is only 3 minutes, among the lowest for similar areas.
5
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
3
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Darwin Waterfront Precinct [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71150/darwin-waterfront-precinct/topic/transport