6.5% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0810, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0810, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 13-minute drive to the city makes postcode 0810 a highly accessible hub for the region. Most households rely on cars, though the area has a high number of public transport options compared to other parts of the Territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39.5% of homes have two vehicles, and only 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This lack of a car is much more common here than in most similar areas, though the figure has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →0810, NT splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel dominates the morning rush, with 66.8% of people driving to work. Working from home is very uncommon here, at just 4.3%, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
4.3% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 extensive, with 164 stops and 30 routes serving the area. This results in 1,018 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Northern Territory figure.
164
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.78
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,018.1
Higher than 73% of postcode 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).
30
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes only 4 minutes. This is lower than in most similar areas.
4
Lower than 67% of postcode 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.
13
Lower than 84% of postcode 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 0810, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0810/0810-nt/topic/transport