6.5% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0820, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0820, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the main trend in postcode 0820, where the share of vehicle-free households fell to 6.5% since 2011. This area stands out for its exceptional public transport access, offering far more stops and departures per person than the Northern Territory average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 39.1% owning one and 38.7% owning two. Only 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →0820, NT splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 65.3% of people driving. Very few people work from home at 4.9%, a figure that is far below the national average of 21.0%.
4.9% ▲ +93.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 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 access is far above the Northern Territory average, with 5.97 stops and 1,060.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people. The system is entirely bus-based, with 27 different routes operating in the area.
119
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.97
Higher than 75% 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).
1,060.4
Higher than 74% 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).
27
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 is very easy to get around, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 1 minute. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is among the lowest at 8 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
8
Lower than 94% 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 0820, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0820/0820-nt/topic/transport