41.5% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
MacDonnell · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in MacDonnell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of all households in MacDonnell lack a motor vehicle, making this one of the most car-dependent yet vehicle-poor areas in the region. With 41.5% of homes having no car, daily travel often relies on walking, which is the primary way nearly half of the workforce reaches their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Homes without a motor vehicle have increased to 41.5%, a figure far above the Northern Territory's 11.1% and Australia's 7.4%. Meanwhile, 41% of households own a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →MacDonnell splits fairly evenly between No vehicle (42%) and 1 vehicle (41%), with 2 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work at 46.5%, while 28.5% drive. Only 4.8% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
4.8% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▲ +150.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 virtually non-existent here, with zero stops and routes. This leaves the area with far fewer weekly departures per person than the Northern Territory average.
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in MacDonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72330/macdonnell/topic/transport