4.8% ▼ -67.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0829, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0829, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher number of weekly public transport departures than the Northern Territory average serves postcode 0829. This 1,230.3 departures per 1,000 people highlights a strong service level, even though very few local workers actually use these options for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, and 43.8% have just one vehicle. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen significantly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0829, NT, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very rare here at 1.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, with most people driving or walking.
1.2% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 served by eight bus routes and has 7 stops. With 1,230.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is much higher than in most similar areas.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.57
Lower than 51% 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).
1,230.3
Higher than 77% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
While the drive time to the city is lower than in most areas, getting to the nearest transport stop on foot takes much longer, with a typical walk of 60 minutes.
60
Higher than 87% 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.
24
Lower than 66% 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 0829, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0829/0829-nt/topic/transport