2.5% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0832, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0832, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.5% of homes in postcode 0832 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Northern Territory average. This makes the area much more car-dependent than most other parts of the state and the country. Most households own at least two vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 46.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.3% owning three. Very few households get by without a car, and this low rate of car-less homes has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0832, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 73.8% acting as the driver. Very few people work from home at 3.3%, which is far below the national figure, and public transport use for commuting has fallen slightly since 2011.
3.3% ▲ +97.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -43.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
While the area has 49 public transport stops and 17 routes, it has only 2.62 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Territory average. All public transport services in the area are buses.
49
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.62
Lower than 60% 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).
366.6
Higher than 59% 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).
17
Higher than 84% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas. It takes about 14 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, a result around the middle for this level.
14
Higher than 57% 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.
20
Lower than 71% 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).
More for 0832, NT
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 0832, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0832/0832-nt/topic/transport