8.3% ▲ +244.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0837, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0837, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More homes in postcode 0837 are now without a car than in 2011, with the figure rising to 8.3%. This area is heavily reliant on private transport for travel, though it has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops relative to the population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little below the Northern Territory figure, the number of car-free households rose by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0837, NT, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 36%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, a figure that fell from 1.4% in 2011. While 12.5% of people work from home, which is well above the Northern Territory figure, this is well below the national rate.
12.5% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
There are 18.4 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Northern Territory average and among the highest for similar areas. All services are provided by buses, with 535.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
18.40
Higher than 96% 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).
535.8
Higher than 63% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 into the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 59 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
59
Higher than 62% 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 0837, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0837/0837-nt/topic/transport