10.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Unincorporated NT · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Unincorporated NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A typical drive to the city takes 66 minutes in Unincorporated NT, reflecting the vast distances of the region. While most homes rely on cars, about 10.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a rate that is much higher than most areas and barely changed since 2011. Most households own one or two vehicles, while 5.1% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Unincorporated NT splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with No vehicle at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 4.8% of people doing so, which is far below the Australian figure. Most people drive to work, though the share using public transport fell from 8.4% in 2011 to 2.7% in 2021.
4.8% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -68.2%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 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 options are very limited, with only 4 stops and 7 routes. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Northern Territory figure, and all available services are buses.
4
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.59
Lower than 77% 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).
202.9
Higher than 61% 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).
7
Higher than 50% 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 time it takes to drive to the city is around the middle for similar areas, with the typical trip taking 66 minutes.
66
Higher than 54% 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).
More for Unincorporated NT
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Unincorporated NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA79399/unincorporated-nt/topic/transport