5.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0812, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0812, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in postcode 0812, where nearly 72% of workers drive themselves to work. While public transport infrastructure is plentiful, the typical commute remains dominated by private vehicles in this sprawling area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.3% owning two vehicles and 14.7% owning three. Only 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0812, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home at 3.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the national and territory levels at 2.2%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
3.3% ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
The area is well equipped with 22 routes and 118 stops, which is more than about 90% of similar areas. With 6.33 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the Northern Territory average, though all services are buses.
118
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.33
Higher than 77% 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).
634.3
Higher than 65% 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).
22
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.
It takes about 27 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than in most areas. However, walking to the nearest transport stop takes around 21 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
21
Higher than 63% 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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 0812, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0812/0812-nt/topic/transport