1.2% ▼ -78.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0838, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0838, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 0838 owns a car, with only 1.2% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This creates a strong reliance on private transport in an area where public transit is entirely absent. The region is heavily car-dependent for daily travel and work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Northern Territory's 11.1%. Most households own multiple cars, with 40% having two and another 23.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 0838, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody uses public transport to get to work, which is a little below the Territory average. While 10.8% of people work from home—well above the Territory's 4.2%—the vast majority of workers drive themselves to their jobs.
10.8% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 no public transport stops or routes in the area. This lack of access is far below the Northern Territory figure, with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 35 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
35
Lower than 53% 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 0838, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0838/0838-nt/topic/transport