6.6% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0830, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0830, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 142-minute drive to the city makes postcode 0830 one of the most remote areas for commuters. While public transport options are more plentiful here than in other parts of the Northern Territory, the vast majority of people still rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have more than one car, with 41.2% owning two vehicles. About 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0830, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.2% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 3.4%, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
3.4% ▲ +90.6%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -44.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Public transport access is strong, with 82 stops and 37 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 979.8, which is far above the Northern Territory figure.
82
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.43
Higher than 58% 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).
979.8
Higher than 72% 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).
37
Higher than 87% 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 dominated by long distances, with the drive time to the city being among the highest for its level at 142 minutes.
142
Higher than 92% 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 0830, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0830/0830-nt/topic/transport