1.0% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0835, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0835, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households are without a car in postcode 0835 than a decade ago, with only 1% now lacking a vehicle. This reliance on private transport is a defining feature of the area, where nearly 80% of homes own two or more cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%. Most households own multiple vehicles, with 39.4% having two and 20.9% having three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0835, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.4% of people as the driver. Working from home is rare at 6.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
6.3% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 has 6.34 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Northern Territory average of 3.30. However, the 139.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the territory figure.
20
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.34
Higher than 77% 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).
139.9
Lower than 52% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 takes about 24 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than in most similar areas. The walk to the nearest public transport stop takes around 12 minutes.
12
Higher than 54% 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 0835, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0835/0835-nt/topic/transport