35.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0852, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0852, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A lack of cars and public transit options shapes daily travel in postcode 0852, where 35% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is far above the national figure of 7.4%. Most people rely on walking or private cars to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 35% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the Northern Territory's 11.1%. This has barely changed since 2011, while 35.8% of households keep just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →0852, NT splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and No vehicle (35%), with 2 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work for 35.5% of people. Those who work from home make up 9.7% of the workforce, which is well above the Territory average but far below the national figure of 21%.
9.7% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 almost non-existent here, with zero routes and zero stops. This is far below the Northern Territory average of 3.3 stops 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).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 0852, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0852/0852-nt/topic/transport