8.3% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
0870, NT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 0870, NT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 0870 compared to the rest of the country, with only 3.1% doing so. This highlights a heavy reliance on physical travel for work in an area where cars are the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, though 8.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →0870, NT splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 65.1% of people as the driver. Working from home is far below the national figure, and the 1.5% of people using public transport to commute has fallen since 2011.
3.1% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -49.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 80 public transport stops and 8 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Northern Territory figure.
80
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.93
Higher than 53% 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).
229.6
Higher than 54% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
Residents generally have a short walk to the nearest stop, with the typical distance being just 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
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 0870, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0870/0870-nt/topic/transport