1.8% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Litchfield · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Litchfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny number of homes in Litchfield lack a car, with that figure falling further to just 1.8% since 2011. This makes the area one of the most car-dependent in the region, where almost every household owns at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 76.8% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Litchfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.9% of people as the driver. Only 0.9% use public transport, and 6.3% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
6.3% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Litchfield has 101 public transport stops and 19 routes, providing more stops per 1,000 people than the Northern Territory average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
101
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.72
Higher than 69% 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).
218.5
Higher than 62% 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).
19
Higher than 69% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 38 minutes. Walking to the nearest stop takes about 90 minutes, which is among the highest times for areas of this type.
90
Higher than 99% 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.
38
Lower than 57% 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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72300/litchfield/topic/transport