0.7% —
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0834, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0834, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 0834 owns a car, with only 0.7% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars shapes daily life in the area, where the vast majority of people drive to work and very few use public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 60.9% of homes owning three or more vehicles. This is much lower than the 11.1% of Northern Territory homes that have no car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0834, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 75.9% of residents. Only 0.7% use public transport, and while working from home rose to 6.3% since 2016, this is still far below the national figure of 21%.
6.3% —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% —
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
There are 10.49 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 3.30. However, the 244.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the territory average.
19
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.49
Higher than 89% 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).
244.1
Higher than 55% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 drive to the city is relatively short at 23 minutes. In contrast, the 19-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
19
Higher than 61% 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.
23
Lower than 67% 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 0834, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0834/0834-nt/topic/transport