51.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in East Arnhem
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all homes in East Arnhem have no motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-independent areas in the country. This lack of private transport shapes daily life, with many residents relying on walking to get around. The region's transport landscape is distinct, with very few people working from home and almost no public transport infrastructure available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 51.6% of households do not have a motor vehicle, a figure that is far above the Northern Territory's 11.1% and Australia's 7.4%. This high rate of vehicle-free homes has barely changed since 2011, while 33.5% of homes have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Arnhem, No vehicle is the majority at 52%; 1 vehicle is next at 34%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the primary way people get to work here, accounting for 46.5% of trips. Very few people work from home at 1.3%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%, and public transport use is about the same as the rest of the Territory at 2.4%.
1.3% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
There is a total lack of public transport infrastructure, with zero routes and zero stops in the area. This is much lower than most other areas, with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the Northern Territory figure of 505.8.
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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/topic/transport