8.8% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0846, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0846, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 41% of homes in postcode 0846 have just one motor vehicle, making it the most common setup. The area is very isolated, with a typical drive time to the city taking 95 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 41.2% and 37.3% respectively.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →0846, NT splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure. Walking is common for 21% of workers, while 8% work from home, a rate far below the Australian average.
8.0% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
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: 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.
Public transport is completely absent in this area, with zero stops and routes. This is far below the Northern Territory average and much lower than most similar areas.
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.
Getting around is challenging due to the distance from urban centres, with the drive time to the city being much higher than most areas at 95 minutes.
95
Higher than 79% 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 0846, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0846/0846-nt/topic/transport