0841, NT · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 0841, NT

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost no one uses public transport in postcode 0841, creating a gap far wider than the Northern Territory average. This area relies heavily on private cars to get around, with only 1.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. It is a place where most residents must drive to reach their destinations.

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📍 0841, NT, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Very few households get by without a car, a figure that has fallen to 1.9% since 2011. This is well below the Northern Territory rate of 11.1%. Most homes have at least two vehicles, with 37.1% owning exactly two.

1.9% ▼ -65.3%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 1.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 0841, NT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Not a single person uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure. While 8.5% of people work from home—a figure well above the Territory average—the vast majority of workers drive themselves to work.

8.5% ▲ +12.4%

Lower than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 0841, NT, Car (driver) is the majority at 84%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is non-existent here, with zero stops and no routes serving the area. This leaves the region with no weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Northern Territory average of 505.8.

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 76 minutes. This is higher than most other areas.

76

Higher than 70% 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 0841, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0841/0841-nt/topic/transport