46.7% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in West Arnhem
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in West Arnhem have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the Northern Territory and national averages. This high rate of vehicle-less households is a defining feature of the region's transport landscape. Most residents rely on walking or driving to get around, while public transport options are almost non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 46.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for any area at this level and rose 8.8 percentage points since 2011. For those who do own cars, 33.8% of homes have one vehicle, while only 2.2% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Arnhem, the largest group is No vehicle at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a primary way to get to work for 33.3% of residents, nearly as common as driving alone. Very few people work from home at 1.2%, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
1.2% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -64.9%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 unavailable here, with no routes or stops serving the area. This is far below the Northern Territory average and ranks the region among the lowest for transit access.
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74660/west-arnhem/topic/transport